THE-101 CH 3 & 6

In the context of a play, which of the following is an example of a tagline that is philosophical?

"a play about expressing yourself"

In the context of collaborating with actors, which of the following are true of a director?

A director is actors' guide who initiates and leads the various activities that will occupy the actors during each rehearsal. A director provides an atmosphere in which actors can feel free to liberate their powers of sensitivity and creativity.

Why is discipline so important for actors?

Actors need to stay focused and sensitive to the demands of the work.

Which of the following are true of the casting process?

Actors read material from the play being produced during auditions. The director coaches the actors in a callback audition. Actors read a previously prepared monologue during auditions.

Which of the following are true of vocal and bodily control in terms of acting?

All acting approaches work to give the actor control over their body. Actors' control of their bodies and voices has led to many memorably powerful moments in the theatre. In eighteenth-century England, the renowned actor David Garrick reached fame for his ability to control his facial expressions.

How does an audience impact the actors performing before them?

Even when the audience is silent and unseen, the actors can feel their presence and get an indication of their attentiveness by their silence.

In a production design, which of the following are true of the personal conferences between director and designers?

Often the first design conference is a collective meeting. In America's regional professional theatres, many of these conferences take place online via live video conferences.

Which of the following are true of production design?

Often the first step involves the director discussing their concept in detail and suggesting some possibilities for its visual realization. It takes place in a series of personal conferences between director and designers.

Which of the following are true of rehearsals?

Rehearsals makes patterns and breaks them—and then makes them anew. Plays are ordinarily rehearsed in a matter of weeks.

Which of the following is true of training in the context of acting?

The doing of technique and training must slowly become the being of a character.

Which of the following is true of the history of the role of the "director"?

The emergence of the director resulted from the stylistic growth of the theatre itself.

Identify the elements of a rehearsal period.

The foundation of the play is discovered. Acting choices are established, detailed, and drilled into the actors' muscle memories.

Which of the following statements reflects the paradox of being an actor according to the French essayist Dennis Diderot?

The only way an actor can consistently convince an audience of a sincerely felt emotion is to not feel the emotion.

Actors reading from prepared monologues is a step in the

casting process

in the final rehearsals, a director's role involves

coordinating different elements of the production: the concept and the designs, the acting and the staging, the pace and the performance.

Today's directors are likely to adapt a script when it is not protected by ______ laws

copywright

A director's ______ concept is the image, idea, style, or emotion that focuses the production by bringing out some aspect of the original play.

core

Which type of directorial concept is required of every production?

core concept

What are the two types of directorial concepts?

core concept and high concept

Unlike a realist director, the goal of an "antirealist" director is to

create sheer theatrical brilliance, beauty, and excitement

In adapting classic plays, today's directors may take which of the following steps?

cutting lines to reduce performance time radically transforming aspects of the original dramaturgy modernizing archaic words to improve audience comprehension

Even when the audience is silent and unseen, the actors can feel their presence and get an indication of their attentiveness by their silence.

dealing with the artistic aspects of the production

Which of the following can be virtues of a "high-concept" production?

deconstructing a work by highlighting its artifice introducing highly unexpected insights into character, story, or style

A ______ is responsible for scheduling the work process and supervising the acting, designing, staging, and technical operation of the play.

director

The Japanese noh master Zeami was most similar to the ______ in Western theatre?

director

which of the following roles most likely demands a comprehensive understanding of the theatre in all its aspects?

director

during which stage of the theatrical process do actors use their costumes for the first time?

dress rehearsal

A high-concept production radically changes the terms of the original script as, for example, when the play is reset in a time period or style unanticipated by the original script.

high

Which of the following are part of the actor's approach to creating a character?

identifying the character's tactics finding the character's goal

When did an independent "director" come to prominence?

in the nineteenth century

The second stage of an actor's routine is to

learn the part

What do actors do during rehearsal periods?

learn their movements around the stage memorize their lines discuss the play with the director experiment with delivering their lines

Which of the following are components of actor training?

learning discipline creating a character

which of the following are added to the technical rehearsals

lighting scenery

which of the following describes the directing process?

long and involved

What are some of the tasks of the director during the implementation period?

maintain the schedule facilitate communication inspire the team

Which of the following are demands placed on a typical actor?

mutual respect extreme concentration physical health

What is the director's relationship to their actors?

they act as guides and coaches

which of the following should be the aim of staging

to create focus for the play's themes to lend credibility to the play's characters

What is the director's role in production design?

to discuss their concepts with the designers to meet with the designers, sometimes one-on-one

what is the main goal of blocking

to focus the audience's attention on significant aspects

In trying to develop a core concept for a production, a director might do which of the following?

try to prioritize one image or idea from the original script try to imagine how the play might be publicized, either as a poster or a tagline

The two external qualities used by all actors are

voice and body

When is the actors' mettle put to the ultimate test?

when they perform before a live audience

What must any serious actor prepare for a typical play audition?

a monologue

Which of the following describes a monologue that would be prepared for an audition?

a one- or two-minute speech from a play

What is a "side"?

a selection of the script

Which of the following are traits of a well-trained director?

a strong literary imagination a thorough working knowledge of the history of the theatre a knowledge of the potential of various theatre technologies

The productions of George II, the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, focused more on

a total collective of actors

Unlike realist directors, directors of antirealism are more focused on

abstract goals of originality

In addition to managing a production's finances, a producer may also be in charge of

acquiring a theatre space handling the advertising

in addition to managing a production's finances, a producer may also be in charge of ______.

acquiring a theatre space handling the advertising

During the implementation period, the director must

assemble the artistic team

What are the three stages of the actors professional routine?

audition, rehearsal, and performance

What is the basic structure of staging called?

blocking

A play's "______ pattern" is its overall framework of movement, including entrances, exits, crosses, and other physical actions; it may be planned by the director ahead of time or may emerge through improvisation and rehearsal.

blocking staging

The "teacher-director" reached a pinnacle of influence during the late Enlightenment and Victorian eras (18th and 19th centuries) because

of an increased emphasis on productions of classical plays of an increased emphasis on rationality and research both in culture and the theatre

Unlike a director, who is charged with organizing the onstage performance, a Blank______ is tasked with turning the play into a performance by helping acquire the finances, a theatre space, some designers, actors, crews, and, if needed, the legal rights to perform the particular script.

producer

In determining the staging of a play, a director's main tasks include

provoking suspenseful involvement in the play's events unifying the play's appearance

Identify the type of tagline that the following phrase best exemplifies: "a play about needing to be heard."

psychological

Although they both worked in various styles, André Antoine and Konstantin Stanislavsky are both typically associated with

realism

Which of the following does a director do in the final stages of rehearsal?

reexamine the original concept in light of the actual production that has emerged

A director's role in the design process involves

sharing the responsibility with the designers in a developing enterprise

What does a director look for in an audition?

someone who will complement the ensemble physical suitability of the actor the actor's ease at handling the role

A play's "______ pattern" is its overall framework of movement, including entrances, exits, crosses, and other physical actions; it may be planned by the director ahead of time or may emerge through improvisation and rehearsal.

staging blocking

The playwrights and leading actors who, before the nineteenth century, helped to stage performances can be referred to as

teacher-directors

The rehearsal period is where the director interacts with

the actors the designers

the rehearsal period is where the director interacts with

the actors the designers

When creating a character, an actor will prepare for a role by emphasizing which of the following?

the character's goals and objectives the tactics her character employs

In criticizing the pace of a production, a theatre reviewer is probably criticizing who?

the director

The process of directing a play is long and can be split into two periods, which are

the preparation period and the implementation period

The paradox of acting has been part of discussions of acting since

the time of plato

The idea of the director as an artistic guide is associated with

the west

What is the ideal pace for a play?

there is no ideal pace: directors must take into account a range of factors