Acting
In response to the new realistic drama of the late nineteenth century, ________ devised a system to teach performers how to achieve the necessary believability.
Konstantin Stanislavski
After reading the play, what is the directors first step in their creative process?
Determine the Spine of the play
This traditional and popular type of theatre space is named for the arch that appears frames the stage. The audience is located directly in front of the stage in the house.
Proscenium
This type of drawing gives the "birds eye view" of the stage and details the arrangement of furniture
Groundplan
The person responsible for the overall practical and creative interpretation of a dramatic script or musical score.
Theatre Director
What the character wants in a scene or play
Objective
This person maintains quality control of all production elements after opening
Stage Manager
Developed by the Greeks, the ________ was also the type of theatre space used during Shakespeare's time.
Thrust
A unifying idea carried out visually is the
Design Concept
When a play is performed as it will be before the public, complete with all production elements but without an audience present, it is called the
Dress Rehearsal
That which gets in the way of what the character wants in a scene or play
Obstacle
The director uses this style when they want their production to resemble real life, but also utilize artistic license to inject more creativity into the project. It is an enhanced form of reality.
Heightened Realism
This type of stage has an audience surrounding all sides of the stage
Arena or "Theatre in the round"
These final sketches become the guide for building and finishing the set
Renderings
Lighting changes programmed in a computerized control system are referred to as
Cues
The arrangement and movements of performers relative to each other and to the stage space is called
Blocking
This type of non-realistic style gives an outward impression of inner feelings
Expressionism
This space is a black room that has the flexibility to move the audience to suit each individual production
Black Box
These technical drawings represent the stage or object as if looking at it directly from one side.
Elevation
The individual who works on literary and historical issues with members of the artistic team mounting a theatre production
Dramaturg
Stanislavki's ____________ _____________ is purposeful action undertaken to fulfill a character’s goals. He felt this was the most direct route to the emotions.
Psychophysical Action
This type of director does not serve the purposes of a text; rather, they demand that the text serve their purposes.
Auteur Director
This type of space challenges the notion of what a theatre space is and includes any space that is a non-theatre building where a performance occurs.
Created or Found Space
Site-Specific
The set designer works with this individual to determine the appropriate materials and methods of construction to bring the designer's vision to life
Technical Director
Directors who prioritized a free-form approach in the modern period and created productions with a unique rehearsal process, deconstructed script, and non-linear plot are called ____________.
Postmodern