A 15-20 minute break between sections of a performance.
(Think British.)
What is an interval?
100
The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters
Who is Anton Chekov?
100
This "magic" theory requires actors to imagine they are in the character's situation.
What is the magic if?
100
Places emphasis on society, reason, enlightenment - incorporates the rules and traditions of ancient Greek and Roman theatre and embodies the theories created by Aristotle regarding the unity of time, place and action.
What is Classicism?
100
Refers to the script that contains notes for actors or technicians; may be written by the playwright or by the premiere production staff.
What is the acting edition?
200
The emphasis of certain words during any oral recitation.
What is intonation?
200
7 Keys to Baldplate, The Little Millionaire, Little Nelly Kelly,
45 Minutes to Broadway
Who is George Cohan?
200
Stanislavski's acting system is known as this.
What is the Method?
200
A product of the 18th C, this style is characterized by extravagant costumes and elaborate scenery with stories that involve a high degree of melodrama.
What is Neoclassicism?
200
Occurs when actors must improvise lines or actions to compensate for forgetting what they or other actors are supposed to say or do.
What is ad lib?
300
The aperture device placed in a profile lantern to change the size of the light beam: common in followspots.
What is the iris?
300
The Family Shakespeare (a book that omitted the "offensive/unsuitable" parts of Shakespeare plays.)
Who is English-born doctor Thomas Bowdler?
300
Method Acting uses this.
What is emotional memory?
300
Characterized by a large number of characters, several subplots that eventually merge, and a varied mixture of emotion.
What is Elizabethan theatre?
300
A lighting bar that is set up downstage of the proscenium arch.
What is the advance bar?
400
The dominant source of light for a performance, the direction of which can change as the play progresses in order to simulate, for example, the rising and setting of the sun.
What is Key light?
400
Oedipe, Brutus, Zaire and Eriphile
Who is Voltaire?
400
In method acting, the actor's primary responsibility is this.
What is to be believable?
400
Characterized by witty dialogue with themes of virtue and honor, it is also known as comedy of manners.
What is Restoration theatre?
400
A light with a tight beam that produces very intense light; originally used as an aircraft landing light.
What is an aero?
500
Refers to lights that flank actors; can be used to enhance the three-dimensional look of things on stage.
What are kicker lights?
500
Respect for Acting.
Who is Uta Hagen?
500
Spectacle, sound, diction, character, idea and action.
What are Aristotle's six elements of drama?
500
Based on science and technology, this style of theatre suggested that science could solve the problems of humanity, believing that truth was that which could be measured by the five senses. Characterized by contemporary settings and time periods that were commonly known to everyday people.
What is Realism?
500
The sound that exists in a room when no sound sources are present.