THEA chap 7

In this type of audition, actors are simply handed a script and are not given time to prepare.

A community theatre production that runs for less than 10 performances

For most of theatre's history, what was the most common way for a person to learn acting?

By becoming an apprentice in a theatre

In theatre lingo, this kind of audition is also known as the "open call," where actors only have about one minute to show what they can do.

Cattle call

(T/F) Unlike athletes who train for years, most actors achieve greater physical control quite quickly.to reduce body tension

False

Like singers, actors take years of voice training to learn to control ________.

Pitch, Volume, Resonance

Which acting coach emphasizes physical and mental stamina, including training the body so completely that actors are able to express emotion with their feet?

Tadashi Suzuki

Which teacher of acting believed in training less significant parts of the body to develop a level of power and control that frees the body to interpret the most complex aspects of character?

Tadashi Suzuki

Which of the following is not a typical quality of "natural born" actors?

They do not experience stage fright.

In this type of audition, actors are simply handed a script and are not given time to prepare.

cold reading

Part of Konstantin Stanislavsky's acting method includes ____________________. The idea is to think back over a certain incident and remember it well enough to relive the accompanying feelings.

emotional memory

As actors prepare for the part, they conduct background research. This is discovering the ____________________, which can include the character's upbringing, religion, and social standing.

given circumstances

Which of the following terms is used when an actor forgets her lines?

going up

____________________ is the reason a character takes a particular action, which can be best identified and understood by looking at the situation from the character's point of view. Sometimes it can just be the desire to do the right thing.

motivation

Which of the following likely would not provide a character with an inner conflict?

Unexpected good news

An actor's lifelong training focuses on which three aspects of their "instrumentS"?

Voice, mind, body

Which of the following acting techniques would be an example of controlling your emotions from the outside/in?

Wearing a costume, Holding a prop that relates to your character, Dressing like a professional for a job interview

You have just earned an MFA and landed your first job in community theatre. You plan on a long and varied acting career. Which of the following organizations would you join?

You join all of above these organizations

If the character's internal turmoil is powerful enough to affect good judgment and causes the character to make unfortunate choices, then it's called a ____________________, which can prevent him from achieving his goal.

a character flaw

When actors have little or no emotional bond with a character, they replace the character's emotions with unrelated but personal emotions of their own. This technique is called:

substitution

While every rehearsal process is different, the approximate order of events is:

table work / off-book / tech rehearsal