Voice Types
Give 3 different descriptors for a voice.
Light/strong, sudden/sustained, direct/indirect/ nasal/breathy
What is a character?
A person/animal/thing that a story revolves around.
What is a Comedy?
A Comedy is a funny story with a happy ending usually about politicians, political leaders or community members.
What is the House of a theater?
The House is where the audience sits.
True or False? Stage Right and House Left are the same direction.
Teeth, soft/hard palete, tongue, lips, jaw
What is an antagonist?
An antagonist is a character that goes against the main character, often the bad guy. They provide conflict.
What is a Tragedy?
A Tragedy is an epic story showing the struggles of a hero to understand themes such as love, loss, death and desire.
Which stage directions tells you to move towards the audience?
Downstage.
What is an example of a voiceless letter sound?
K, P, T, C, D, B
What causes sound to come out of your mouth?
The vibrations of our vocal chords as air passes over them.
What is a Round character?
A character that does not show meaningful change throughout the story.
Theater began was what type of ancient greek rituals?
Religious rituals to the Greek Gods and Goddesses
What are two differences between Mime and Pantomime?
- Miming involves one person; Pantomime involves one or more
- Miming goes beyond reality; Pantomiming uses everyday tasks
What does a Casting Director do?
A casting director auditions and hires the actors for a production.
What is the technical name for the following descriptors? Light/Strong, Direct/Indirect, Sudden/Sustained
Laban Descriptors
What is the purpose of a Foil Character?
A Foil Character provides contrast to the protagonist. They have differing personality traits to protagonist.
Masks were an important part of Greek Theater. What was one reason as to why they were used?
- to show the differences between characters since a small number of actors were used
- to exaggerate facial expressions in a large theater
- to disguise male actors as women for female roles
"Down" and "Out" refer to moving props onto the stage. Where are these props coming from and going to?
Moving a prop "Down" means bringing it from the ceiling down onto the stage. Moving a prop "Out" means lifting it back to the ceiling.
What was the purpose of vibrant makeup in silent films?
To show exaggerated expressions since words were not able to be used.
What are your vocal chords called?
The Larynx
If Robin is Batman's sidekick, what Character Role would Robin have?
Confidant
Who is the god of theater?
Dionysus
What is a Green Room?
A Green Room is where actors can stay during the performance until they enter. There are snacks, restrooms and usually a stream of the performance.
Who was Marcel Marceau?
The artist who popularized miming in France. He used miming to help with the WWII effort.