Innovators
The "father" of all acting methods
Who is Konstantin Stanislavski?
A System of steps and techniques to create characters
What is the Stanislavski System
A basic rule of improv
What is "don't say no/always say yes"
The part of the stage furthest away from the audience
What is upstage
Stan's country of origin
What is Russia
The founder of "Method Acting"
Who is Lee Strasberg
Using a real-life memory to get an emotional reaction when acting
What is emotional recall
Founder of American Improv
Who is Viola Spolin
The origin country of theatre
What is Greece
Harold Clurman was a founder of what
What is the Group Theatre in NYC
He believed that actors should live truthfully under imaginary circumstances
Who is Sanford Meisner
The specifics in a scene/character
What are given circumstances
The first Improv group
What is Second City
The position in which the actor is facing directly stage left
What is profile left
The creator of Hip Hop theatre
Who is Jonzi D
The inventor of Theatre of the Oppressed
Who is Augusto Boal
A characters motivation throughout the entirety of a play/story
What is the super objective
The home city of the first official Improv group
What is Chicago
The style of theatre we have at MIHS
What is a proscenium
The only American to have studied with Stan
Who is Stella Adler
The creator of "Epic Theatre"
Who is Bertold Brecht
A method for developing a honest emotional connection by lifting you from reality to imagination
What is the magic what if
The original director of the first Improv group
Who is Paul Sills
The very first actor to step out from the chorus
Who was Thespis
Actress/Teacher who believed in bringing more of yourself into the role
Who is Uta Hagen