Exam

Question 1

What is a prat fall

Answer 1

fall without hurting yourself.

Question 2

What is Slapstick

Answer 2

comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events.

Question 3

What is Running gag

Answer 3

is a literary device that takes the form of an amusing joke and is repeated many times in a writing piece or a storytelling manor

Question 4

What is rule of three

Answer 4

do it regularly the first time, have the second attempt be a complete mess, and then feature a dramatic resolution for the third.

Question 5

What is Parody

Answer 5

humorous piece of writing, drama, or music which mocks a well-known person

Question 6

What is Character flaw

Answer 6

a trait that prevents a character from being perfect.

Question 7

What is Exaggeration

Answer 7

overstatements in order to create a dramatic effect.

Question 8

What is satire

Answer 8

A type of social commentary. Writers use exaggeration, irony, and other devices to poke fun of a particular leader, a social custom or tradition.

Question 9

Skills i learnt in slapstick/comedy

Answer 9

Chair pull, Slap, prat fall

Question 10

Who started vaudeville

Answer 10

Tony Pastor

Question 11

why did vaudeville start

Answer 11

Tony Pastor created a variety show for families. Managers recognized that a wider audience meant more money and followed his lead.

Question 12

Why did vaudeville end

Answer 12

the great financial depression of the 1930s and the growth of radio and later of television

Question 13

When was vaudeville popular

Answer 13

1880s and through the 1920s

Question 14

Where was vaudeville popular

Answer 14

America

Question 15

What acts were in it

Answer 15

classical musicians, singers, dancers, comedians, trained animals, magicians, acrobats

Question 16

What is a monologue

Answer 16

a monologue is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience

Question 17

When is it best to use a monologue

Answer 17

when auditioning for a play, conservatory, or acting program, or proving yourself to an agent

Question 18

What is breaking the 4th wall

Answer 18

Does or says something that acknowledges the artificiality of the environment and the fact that both the presenters and audience are aware of it

Question 19

How to make a character

Answer 19

(voice, body, attitude, emotions)

Question 20

What is a theatre practitioner

Answer 20

someone who creates theatrical performances and/or produces a theoretical discourse

Question 21

who are theatre practitioners and what was their impact

Answer 21

Jerzy Grotowski, he invented the Grotowski method and revolutionized modern theatre. (Polish)
Antonin Artaud, was a writer, poet, actor and theatre director. He is known for developing the ideas behind the Theatre of cruelty. (French)
Augusto Boal was a drama theorist and political activist who changed acting and theatre by creating the theatre of the oppressed. (Brazilian)
Bertolt Brecht was a famous playwright from the 20th century who used his methods to positively impact modern theatre. (German)

Question 22

What are styles of plays

Answer 22

Tragedy.
Comedy.
Drama.
Melodrama.