History and Origins
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?
This early "director" could sometimes buy all the rights to the show and put himself at the center of attention.
Who was the Lead Actor
serves as a vital bridge between performance and audience, aiming to document, analyze, and contextualize productions while providing informed, subjective, or objective feedback. Its primary purposes are to inform potential theatergoers, spark artistic dialogue, and offer constructive, critical analysis that helps improve the theatrical landscape.
What is Theater Criticism
For something to be considered "Theater", you need these 4 ingredients.
What are Actors, Audience, Space and Story?
William Shakespeare held this title, conferred on him by the royal family; or the most famous of these
What is the Bard of Avon?
The blocking notation "DR"
What is Down Right?
Responsible for shaping every aspect of the final performance—from the actors' performances to the setting and design choices.
Who is the Director?
Provides an almost instant response, sometimes even writing about an early preview as opposed to opening night or 2 weeks into the run.
What is the Reviewer
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?
Known as the first step of the Actor's Production Process, you might check Playbill.com.
What is Find the Audition?
Founder of the Meiningen Players and the Unified Production Concept.
Who is the Duke of Saxe Meiningen?
Provides a well thought out and scholarly approach with research and reflection to the piece.
What is a Critic?
This theory (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?
Given Circumstances, Relationship, Objective, Obstacles,Tactics, Stakes
What are the "Big Six" in the Stanislavski System
This kind of director believes that a Script is a vehicle to express an idea, explore a problem, or serve a cause.
What is Conceptual?
Who said: “With great power comes great responsibility.”
Who is Uncle Ben
The Dead European White Guy who wrote Poetics in 4th Century BC. (Poetics was the first known Western Analysis of a body of dramatic literature).
Who is Aristotle?
A character actively trying to prevent the main character from getting what they want
What is an Antagonist?
This part of the Actor's Production Process: Perform a 60 second package of a monologue and a contrasting Musical Theater song. Don't call us; we'll call you.
What is the General Audition?
During the Production Process, the Director will need to meet with the various heads of the technical departments to check on their work.
What are Design Meetings
Who's 3 Principles of Criticism do we follow?
Who is Goethe?