chapter 5

in order to critically watch and judge theatre performances we need to be able to explore and understand _______ techniques and practices

acting

stanislavski discovered that gifted performers always appeared fully concentrated on some object, person, or event while onstage. he referred to the extent or range of concentration as circle of ____________

attention

identify the factors that resulted in the development of more realistic acting at the end of the nineteenth century

audience's wanted to see themselves on stage; practitioners of theatre wanted to portray everyday life; playwrights like henrik ibsen began writing more realistic plays

technology has helped actors do all of the following except:

connect to the audience during live performance

robert cohen uses an excercise called _________ where students memorize the same text but the given circumstances are changed for the scene each time

contentless scene

the factors that led to the development of stanislavski's system of acting included:

his observations of believable actors; his desire to pass along ways to achieve believable acting; his work with anton chekhov

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

imitation

identify the three main challenges of acting: 1: believable, truthful acting, 2: advanced vocal and physical skills, and 3: _________ or synthesis

integration

when actors are participating in ensemble playing they are:

listening carefully to each other

stanislavski recognized 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

what kind of puppets are operated by a string attached to the head, arms, and legs, and are operated from above

marionettes

what physical skills would an actor playing hamlet be expected to master in order to portray the role effictively

moving with confidence; moving with precision; sword fighting

which of the following are situations for which an actor must receive extensive physical and/or vocal training

muscial theatre, modern on stage violence, sword fights, and shakespearian plays

name the types of roles we play with our friends and family

personal

_____ action is stanislavski's term for purposeful action

psychophysical

to illustrate their low place on the social scale at various points throughout history, actors have been:

regarded as equal to prostitutes and couldn't receive a proper christian burial

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

relaxation

true or false: the roles we play everyday that are influenced and accepted by society are called social roles

true

which of the following need to be combined in order to achieve integration of all aspects of acting

truthfulness, vocal and physical skill, and believability

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 _____.

units

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

true

an actor has ___ when he or she is able to convince the audience of the truth of their characters

credibility

physical actor training closely resembles ________ training in that is requires the same discipline, long hours, and physical control

dance

which of the following match the beliefs and teachings of stanislavski's later work

emphasize action over emotion and emphasize psychophysical action

a popular actor training method that comes from asian martial arts training is called ________ _________.

tai chi

during which era were women allowed to perform as actors on stage?

today's theatre