Basic Concepts
True or False: When a performer moves downstage they are moving away from the audience.
False
These are the four elements of Platforming an improv scene:
Characters/Who
Relationship
Location
Problem
One valuable tool show a character's growth by the end of the story is...
Want vs. Need
Benetha takes up this hobby as a means of self expression.
What is the guitar?
Vinnie needs to leave the poker game by this time.
What is twelve o'clock?
Using pantomime to create items and environmental elements that are not really there is called...
Object Work
Active Listening onstage goes beyond simply paying attention to your scene partner. Describe what Active Listening means to an actor/improvisor (I am looking for something specific here).
Intently listening to and connecting with scene partner and being affected by it.
The story structure diagram that we often use in class is called this.
What is Freytag’s Pyramid?
Linder uses this classic micro-aggression when addressing the Younger family.
What is, "you people?"
Oscar owes this much in alimony.
What is eight hundred dollars?
The five elements of theatre are:
Performers
Audience
Playing Space
Dramatic Structure
Visual Elements
Not accepting an offer made by one's improv scene partner is often called...
Blocking
The last four questions of the seven pillars are related to this Stanislavskian concept:
Objective
The five words Walter says at the end of his climatic speech.
What is, "we don't want your money."
This is the kind of pasta that Oscar throws at the wall.
What is linguine?
A Performer that enters a scene in progress is called...
Third Support
The ups and downs of the Rising Action can be described as...
Hope vs. Fear
Please list the five elements of the Stanislavski System.
Relaxation
Imagination
Communication
Concentration of Attention
Emotion Memory
This is the "all is lost" moment moment.
What is Willy running off with the money?
These are the two types of sandwiches that Oscar offers the poker players.
What are green sandwiches and brown sandwiches?
Describe the concept of Yes, And...
Accepting what one's scene partner says and adding to it to create a story
There comes a moment before the Climax where the characters have no hope of succeeding. This is often called...
All is Lost
Instead of beginning, middle and end; this is a more advanced way of describing basic story (and non-fiction) structure.
What is thesis, antithesis and synthesis?
This is the catalyst (inciting incident) of the play.
What is the arrival of the insurance check?
Roy leaves the poker game (in act 2) after discovering this.
What is Felix washed the cards?