Theatre Origins/What is?
Ancient Masks recognized as the universal symbols of theatre.
What are the comedy and tragedy masks?
Roughly translated as "Praise Singer", this storyteller hails from West Africa.
What is a Griot?
The grandfather of modern acting.
Who is Konstantin Stanislavski?
Who are Adam and Evelyn?
These four elements are needed for something to be considered theatre
What are Actors, a story, an audience, and a space.
William Shakespeare held this title, conferred on him by the royal family.
What is a Bard?
Founder of the Meiningen Player and the unified production concept.
Who is the Duke of Saxe Meiningen?
In The Shape of Things, this object symbolizes the transformation and manipulation Evelyn enforces upon Adam, starting from his first change
What is the jacket?
The belief that while watching theatre we are watching real people experiencing real life
What is the suspension of disbelief?
The four purposes of all storytellers.
What is Creator, Memorizer, Entertainer, and Communal Historian?
One part of the "Big Six" in the Stanislavski System
What is/are Objective/Obstacles/Tactics/Relationship/Stakes/Given Circumstances?
Throughout the play, Adam’s transformation is contrasted with this character, who remains largely static and critical of change.
Who is Philip?
This theory of one of the origins of theatre is when a person decided to show their story rather than just tell it.
What is the "Theory of Spontaneous Inspiration"?
Action, Suspense, Believability, Fluidity, Compression
What are the 5 elements of a good play?
The two types of modern director.
What is Traditional and Conceptual?
Evelyn convinces Adam to change many aspects of his appearance, starting with this relatively simple cosmetic procedure.
What is getting a nose job?
Professor Galas's favorite definition of Dionysus
The god of the altered state of mind
A character actively trying to prevent the main character from getting what they want
What is an Antagonist?
One of the 3 major acting teachers at "The Group Theatre".
Who is Lee Strasberg/Stella Adler/Sanford Meisner?
At the climax of The Shape of Things, this shocking truth is revealed during Evelyn’s thesis presentation, leaving Adam devastated
What is Evelyn’s relationship with Adam was for her thesis?