The Theater Experience- ch 4

The first theatre practitioner to put together a system of acting that could be taught to others in order to reproduce truth on stage

Konstantin Stanislavski

If an actor's projection is not good or if they move awkwardly on stage we can surmise that they have not mastered the __________ of physical and vocal acting. -future -eccentricities -techniques

Techniques

Which of the following statements about acting on stage are true? -An audience is often present but the audience is unrelated to the event. -The actor plays characters that are not real but representations of people. -The actor must have an audience present.

-The actor plays characters that are not real but representations of people. -The actor must have an audience present.

When an actor is focused on a particular area of the stage, an object, or another person this is called: -the magic spine -inner truth -the magic if -circle of attention

Circle of attention

During which era were women allowed to perform as actors on stage? -today's theater -Elizabethan England -Ancient Greece

Today's theater

Stanislavski developed a __________ by which he could teach future generations the secrets of realistic, believable acting. -system -university -rule book

System

If an actor's projection is not good or if they move awkwardly on stage we can surmise that they have not mastered the __________ of physical and vocal acting. -future -technique -eccentricities

technique

Identify the factors that resulted in the development of more realistic acting at the end of the nineteenth century: -poetry became very popular during this time -practitioners of theater wanted to portray everyday life -audience's wanted to see themselves on stage -playwrights like Henrik Ibsen began writing more Realistic plays

-practitioners of theater wanted to portray everyday life -audience's wanted to see themselves on stage -playwrights like Henrik Ibsen began writing more Realistic plays

To illustrate their low place on the social scale at various points throughout history, actors have been: -regarded as equal to courtesans or prostitutes -knighted by the monarchy -restricted from looking at the people for whom they performed -legally prevented from receiving a Christian burial

-regarded as equal to courtesans or prostitutes -legally prevented from receiving a Christian burial

What physical skills would an actor playing Hamlet be expected to master in order to portray the role effectively? -sword fighting -moving with precision -moving with confidence -singing for an extended period of time

-sword fighting -moving with precision -moving with confidence -singing for an extended period

Which of the following need to be combined in order to achieve integration of all aspects of acting? -directing ability -vocal and physical skill -believability -inner truth

-vocal and physical skill -believability -inner truth

In order to critically watch and judge theater performances we need to be able to explore and understand ________________ techniques and practices. -motion picture -directing -acting

Acting

In order to help an actor with his or her through line of a role Stanislavski suggested that the actors split the play into smaller parts called: ________________.

Beats

Believable acting requires that the audience believe in the -the magic of theater -character portrayed -actor playing the role

Character portrayed

The term _______________ refers to the skill in Stanislavski's System of acting whereby an actor focuses his or her entire attention on an object, person or task to the exclusion of all else.

Concentration

An actor has _________ when he or she is able to convince the audience of the truth of their characters. -credibility -focus -star quality

Credibility

With the assistance of the stage manager, this person rehearses the performers and coordinates their work with other theatre artists to make certain that the production is performed appropriately intelligently, and excitingly. -producer -playwright -director -technical director

Director

When actors are working as a unit aware of and in conjunction with their fellow actors this is called ______________ ______________.

Ensemble playing

Acting before the twentieth century was more __________________ than the acting we are accustomed to today. -formal and stylized -realistic and restrained -relaxed and symbolic -suggestive and naturalistic

Formal and stylized

When we take on the characteristics of another person for amusement or to tell a story it is called _________________

Imitation

The three most important aspects of actor training are: inner feelings, vocal and movement skills and the ability to synthesize or _________________ them into a whole.

Integrate

Identify the three main challenges of acting: 1: believable, truthful acting, 2: advanced vocal and physical skills and 3: __________ or synthesis. -imitation -integration -mastery

Integration

When actors are participating in ensemble playing they are: -listening carefully to each other -waiting for their line -playing smaller roles -focused only on their character

Listening carefully to each other

In Stanislavski's System of Acting the term __________ refers to an acting exercise whereby the actor imagines him or herself in the same situation as the character. -ensemble playing -observation -magic if -concentration

Magic if

Stanislavski recognizes that the _____________ _______________ could activate an actor's imagination and transport him or her to new places, times and situations based on his or her belief.

Magic if

When an actor is able to let go of unwanted tension both vocally and physically this is called ______________

Relaxation

In our everyday lives when we play different parts or take on varied characteristics to fit in, or fulfill expectations this is called: __________. -pretending -observation -role playing

Role playing

What is another name for a through line of a role? -psychophysical action -superobjective -circle of attention -ensemble acting

Superobjective

True or false: stage actors must always have an audience present

True

The _____________ is responsible for rehearsing the actors and coordinating their work with other theater artists such as

director

The factors that led to the development of Stanislavski's System of acting included: -His work with Henrik Ibsen at the Moscow Art Theatre -His observations of believable actors -his desire to pass along ways to achieve believable acting -his work with Anton Chekhov

-His observations of believable actors -his desire to pass along ways to achieve believable acting -his work with Anton Chekhov

Identify the three main challenges of acting -believability -integration of skills -vocal and physical skills -memorizing lines

-believability -integration of skills -vocal and physical skills

When an actor achieves the state of relaxation in stage he or she is much better able to -enjoy freedom from tension -move fluidly and effortlessly -have lifelike movements -fall asleep more quickly

-enjoy freedom from tension -move fluidly and effortlessly -have lifelike movements

In order to critically watch and judge theatre performances we need to be able to explore and understand __________ techniques and practices. -directing -acting -motion picture

acting