Final Exam Quizlets Flashcards
Watching other people, such as for dominant behavior patterns, can be called observation.
True
Who is responsible for casting the play?
The director
The first independent theatre was the Theatre Libre founded by?
Antoine
Who is responsible for the blocking of the play?
The director
The first director in the modern sense is?
Saxe-Meiningen
Who is responsible for the spine of the play?
The director
Blocking is large physical action such as when actors walk across the stage.
True
Business is small physical action, such as when actors drink a glass of wine.
True
Technical rehearsals are followed by?
Dress Rehearsals
Stage directions, such as left and right are given from whose point of view?
The actor
A production concept is what?
The director’s vision for the production
What is a “translation” approach?
Find the true meaning of the play under the surface details.
The given circumstances can be?
The basic who, what, when, and where of the situation.
A typical director and designer relationship is?
The director and designers work well when all are satisfied.
Upstage and downstage means?
Upstage is toward the back of the stage and downstage is closer to the audience.
What are some of the factors in casting an actor?
Flexibility, emotional range, and perhaps physical characteristics.
In a musical one of the more complex directorial duties is?
Integrating the spoken lines with songs and dance.
To tell an actor to “open up” means what?
To turn slightly more towards the audience.
To focus means?
To look or turn towards someone or something.
Whose approach had the greatest impact on 20th century acting?
Stanislavsky
The variable factors of speech are?
Articulation, pronunciation, and projection
Some specialized training that actors usually seek are in?
Dancing, fencing, and singing
Imagination works how?
by asking “as if.”
When handling stage props actors must use their?
Imagination
