Exam Review

Question 1

Romanticism

Answer 1

Literary movement that celebrated spirit of hope and personal freedom

Question 2

Heroic Drama

Answer 2

Form of serious drama written in verse

Question 3

Bourgeois

Answer 3

A domestic drama that deals with problems of members in the middle and lower class

Question 4

Domestic Drama

Answer 4

Same as Bourgeois

Question 5

Traditional Tragedy

Answer 5

Works from significant periods of the past

Question 6

Modern Tragedy

Answer 6

Plays from the late 19th century to present

Question 7

Serious drama in America came of age when

Answer 7

In the mid-twentieth century

Question 8

Serious drama in America written by

Answer 8

O’Neil, Williams, and Miller

Question 9

Characteristics of drama

Answer 9

• Main character is of high status
• Caught in a series of tragic circumstances
• The situation becomes impossible to turn back
• Accept responsibility for his actions
• Written in verse

Question 10

The kinds of non-tragic, serious plays are

Answer 10

Heroic, domestic, and melodrama

Question 11

Three Broadway styles are

Answer 11

Comic, tragic, and melodrama

Question 12

Melodrama

Answer 12

Music accompanied the action on stage

Question 13

Libretto

Answer 13

Book of the musical

Question 14

Librettist

Answer 14

The person who writes the book

Question 15

Lyricist

Answer 15

The person who writes the lyrics to the musical score

Question 16

The types of musical theatre are

Answer 16

Operetta, musical comedy, revue

Question 17

The Golden Age of Musical Theatre began with the show

Answer 17

Oklahoma

Question 18

_______ until something happens to make you do something

Answer 18

Don’t do anything

Question 19

The _____ of our instincts is the root of our _____

Answer 19

Foundation; acting

Question 20

A neutral scene is

Answer 20

A scene done with no emotion to emphasize how important it is (Ex. Repetition Game)

Question 21

Don’t pick up ____ pick up ____

Answer 21

Cues; impulses

Question 22

_____ is the device which permits you to start your scene or play

Answer 22

Preparation

Question 23

The two kinds of character are

Answer 23

Inner and outer

Question 24

As an actor the _____ is your greatest enemy.

Answer 24

Text

Question 25

Public Solitude

Answer 25

Is going into a character’s world, even when you’re in a crowded room or place

Question 26

“Knock at the Door” exercise

Answer 26

Helps so you can tell people’s emotions and what they want to do by the way they knock (motivation)

Question 27

______ said “Everything should be as in real life”

Answer 27

Chekov

Question 28

______ was a famous actress who influenced Meisner and was more emotional than technical

Answer 28

Eleanor Duse

Question 29

“Pinch and Ouch” exercise

Answer 29

Pinching the person and getting a reaction

Question 30

“Word Repition” exercise

Answer 30

Repeating the work in different tones to make a scene

Question 31

“The Text is Like a Canoe”

Answer 31

The text is the canoe and the emotion is the water. In order for the words to flow nicely, the emotion has to be there. Otherwise, everything will be rough.

Question 32

Character comes from what you ___

Answer 32

Do

-You relate the character to something in your real life so you can perform the character to his/her/its best potential

Question 33

The two barrels inside of us

Answer 33

Internal-feelings and emotion

External-physical