Lorraine Hansberry
Character Development
Acting Techniques
Technical Theatre
Review
100

The title of her most famous play 

What is A Raisin In The Sun 

100

Understanding your characters Backgrounds and motivations. 

What is character development 

100

Trying out for a role

What is the main point of an audition for actors 

100

Clearing the Isles and making sure that no hazards are happening on stage. 

what is a rule of safety in theatre 

100

A solo Piece that is longer than one minute in length 

what is a monolouge 

200

The first African American Playwirght 

Who is Lorraine Hansberry 

200

Why the character acts the specific way and do specific things. 

What is Characters Motivation. 

200

Stretching, Preparing our vocies and mind are all apart of what technique? 

What Are Warm ups 

200

This is a signal to let actors and technicains know that something needs to be happening on stage 

What is a cue 

200

A background character usually singing underneath songs, or plays extras 

What is an ensamble member 

300

Lorraine play highlighted these 2 subjects 

What is racism and discrimination

300

This is the term that you would use to gain  information about the character, find out their motivations and explains behavior

What is Background

300

Distracting others by being on a cell phone, eating loudly and talking are things that are not in good practice of. c

What is Audience ettiqute. 

300

The first technical rehearsal with no acting happening. 

What is a cue to cue 

300

Using your voice clearly so you do not have to use a microphone. 

What is projection 

400

True or False: Lorraine and her family brought what they were fighting against all the way to the supreme court 

True 

400

This is what you call a Character who changes the story

What is a dynamic character

400

An impromtu scene without any dialouge or script 

What is improv

400

This rehearsal usually happens with a live orchestra. Overall, this rehearsal is the first time the cast will perform music from a musical all together. 

What is a sitz probe 

400

A signal To actors that something about to happen. 

What is A cue 

500

Lorraines Fathers occupation 

What is a salesman/ Civil Rights Activitst. 

500

One actor can really tell the difference between these 2 things when watching a show. One has motivation, background knowledge and keep you on edge, while the other is just reading whats on the page.

What is the difference between playing a role and being a character. 

500

This is used to gain information about auditioners. Diretors look for big movements and sudden changes to help make their decsion about casting with these. 

What are cold reads 

500

A hand held object that can fit in the palm of your hand 

what is a prop 

500

Movement on stage that is communicated to the actors from the director. 

What is blocking