Thea chapter 4

Which three questions did Stanislavski believe an actor needed to answer about on stage action?

How? What? Why?

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

Integration

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

Konstantin Stanislavski

Which of the following modern acting teachers stressed emotional recall as the most important part of their teachings?

Lee Strasberg

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.

Magic if

What physical skills would an actor playing Hamlet be expected to master in order to portray the role effectively?

Moving with precision Moving with confidence Sword fighting

During the twentieth century while some acting teachers were focused on the inner workings of the actor, other acting teachers were focused on the __________ side of performance.

Physical

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

Practitioners of theatre wanted to portray everyday life. Playwrights like Henrik Ibsen began writing more Realistic plays. Audience's wanted to see themselves on stage.

________ action is Stanislavski's term for purposeful action:

Pschopysical

Stanislavski believed that all action performed on stage must have a(n) __________.

Purpose

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

Regarded as equal to courtesans or prostitutes Legally prevented from receiving a Christian burial

Actors can use technology to

Rehearse for a role Prepare for auditions Find auditions

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:

Role playing

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

Shakespearian plays modern on stage violence musical theatre sword fights

What is another name for a through line of a role?

Superobjective

Stanislavski developed a __________ by which he could teach future generations the secrets of realistic, believable acting.

System

A popular actor training method that comes from Asian martial arts training is called

Tai chi

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.

Techiques

Which of the following statements about acting on stage are true?

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

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

Today's theatre

True or false: Stage actors must always have an audience present.

True

Which of the following are examples of current approaches to actor training?

Uta Hagen's emphasis on emotion as a springboard to achieve truth on stage Robert Cohen's emphasis on using the text to find the all important action of the scene Robert Bendetti's emphasis on the beginning with the physical and then working inward for inner truth

Which of the following are characteristics of Asian Theatre actor training?

absolute control and concentration over the body and nervous system. physical actor training that has had global influence symbolism and stylization

When an actor is focused on a particular area of the stage, an object, or another person this is called:

circle of attention

Technology has helped actors do all of the following except:

connect to the audience during live performance

Robert Cohen uses an exercise called ________________ where students memorize the same text but the given circumstances are changed for the scene each time.

contentless scene

Which of the following match the beliefs and teachings of Stanislavski's later work?

emphasized psychophysical action emphasized action over emotion

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

ensemble playing

When an actor achieves the state of relaxation on stage he or she is much better able to

have lifelike movements move fluidly and effortlessly enjoy freedom from tension

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

imitation

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

In order to critically watch and judge theatre performances we need to be able to explore and understand __________ techniques and practices.

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 or units

Identify the three main challenges of acting:

Believability Integration of skills Vocal and Physical skills

Meyerhold Copeau Lecoq Bogart Suzuki

Biomechanics Commedia dell'arte Clowning Viewpoints Stomping

Which of the following require an actor to pay particular attention to vocal training?

Classic plays breath control projecting the voice without amplification

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

The _______ is responsible for rehearsing the actors and coordinating their work with other theatre artists such as the designers.

Director

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.

Director

Early in his career Stanislavski believed that focusing on an ____ was the best way to produce believable action. But later in his career he believed that focusing on purposeful _____ would eventually produce true feelings on stage

Emotion Action

Acting before the twentieth century was more __________________ than the acting we are accustomed to today.

Formal and stylized

The factors that led to the development of Stanislavski's System of acting included:

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