Ensemble
Ensemble acting requires:
A. Discussion and Disagreement
B. Interplay between actors
C. Supporting roles
D. Emoting
B. Interplay between actors
A "Quarter Turn" is a movement from one area to another.
False
Walking, standing, and gesturing are all kinds of:
A. intentions
B. movement
C. gestures
D. muscle memory
B. movement
Which of the following is NOT an essential element of Theatre?
A. the TEXT
B. the ARTISTS
C. the AUDITORIUM
D. the AUDIENCE
C. the AUDITORIUM
Interaction with someone over time.
What is a RELATIONSHIP?
To be effective, an ensemble actor must:
A. Pay attention to others
B. Emote
C. Be amusing
D. Memorize lines
A. Pay attention to others
Unlike today's raked stages, all stages in the past were flat.
False (stages are not raked today.)
__________ includes expressive bodily actions such as shrugging.
A. motivations
B. cheating
C. gestures
D. muscle memory
C. gestures
What does it mean to say that Theatre is an INTERPRETIVE Art Form?
A. The script has to be translated
B. It is performed in many languages
C. Sign language interpreters must present
D. Every artist performs their own unique version
D. Every artist performs their own unique version
Part of the mind "below" your consciousness.
What is SUBCONSCIOUS?
In an ensemble, all parts are:
A. Good
B. Small
C. Part of the process
D. Healthy and productive
C. Part of the process
Generally, the downstage area is considered a strong position for an actor.
True (Why?)
The __________ includes information about the plot, characters, and setting.
A. scenario
B. gestures
C. movement
D. stage business
A. scenario
Theatre involves the process of SYNTHESIS. Which statement BEST describes this process?
A. The Director dictates every detail
B. Artists collaborate during the process
C. Actors work entirely on their own
D. Artists use artificial materials
B. Artists collaborate during the process
Experience recaptured through your senses.
What is SENSE MEMORY?
Actors must communicate the illusion of:
A. Trust
B. The safety net
C. the "first time"
D. Interplay
C. the "first time"
A "Quarter Turn" is a movement from one area of the stage to another.
False
(It is only a body position, not an actual move.)
Small onstage actions or activities that require little movement are called:
A. cheating
B. scenario
C. stage business
D. movement
C. stage business
Theatre performances that are Highly Realistic and ignore the presence of the audience are:
A. Mimetic
B. Presentational
C. Temporal
D. Representational
D. Representational
To see in your imagination.
What is to VISUALIZE?
If an ensemble actor forgets a line during a performance, he or she should:
A. Laugh
B. Ask someone to feed the line
C. Focus on what's going on in the scene
D. Panic
C. Focus on what is going on in the scene
An actor may NEVER turn his or her back to the audience.
False
Actors are guilty of __________ when they force their scene partners to turn their backs to the audience, or when they steal the audience's attention.
A. movement
B. stage business
C. gestures
D. upstaging
D. upstaging
Theatre performances that are Highly Stylized and can even talk to the audience are:
A. Mimetic
B. Presentational
C. Temporal
D. Representational
B. Presentational
On the "spur of the moment", out of nowhere.
What is SPONTANEOUS?