GENERAL TERMS

Question 1

Theatre production processes

Answer 1

Planning, Development and Presentation.

Question 2

Planning

Answer 2

The first stage of the production process which includes introduction to the script, annotation, exploring and establishing initial concepts and aims for the production, undertaking dramaturgy, and evaluation of this stage of the production process

Question 3

Context/s

Answer 3

The circumstances surrounding a play and its interpretation for an audience. This may include the time and place in which the play is set and was written, influences on the playwright, the language of the script, circumstances associated with the play and the possibilities for interpreting a script.

Question 3

Development

Answer 3

The second stage of the production process which includes exploring, making, reflecting, trialing and refining to achieve production aims, and evaluation of this stage of the production process

Question 4

Presentation

Answer 4

The second stage of the production process which includes exploring, making, reflecting, trialing and refining to achieve production aims, and evaluation of this stage of the production process

Question 5

Production Roles

Answer 5

The term used to describe an area of work in theatre production. Acting, directing, costume design, makeup design, props design, set design, lighting design, sound design.

Question 5

Dramaturgy

Answer 5

Research into a play to inform an interpretation of it. This may include the contexts of the play, its intended meanings, the background of the playwright, previous productions of the play and the theatre styles of the play. It is part of the production process and may be applied at any stage and in any production role; it is not a separate stage of the production process. Can include processes such as text-based research and/or workshops.

Question 6

Theatre Technologies

Answer 6

Diverse theatre-specific and other technologies are used in theatre productions. Mechanical, digital and electronic technologies (not lighting and sound).

Question 7

Theatre Styles

Answer 7

The traditions of theatre that are accepted as conventional and are particular to specific times, places, peoples and cultures.

Question 8

Rhythm

Answer 8

The pace, timing and tempo within the interpretation. One of the elements of theatre composition.

Question 8

Motion

Answer 8

the movement or implied movement of actors and design features in the theatre space. This may include position, pattern, arrangement, proportion and spatial flow. One of the elements of theatre composition.

Question 9

]Variation

Answer 9

Changes to the dynamics of the interpretation, as may be evident in the use of tension, conflict, intensity, energy and use of the space. One of the elements of theatre composition.

Question 10

Emphasis

Answer 10

Aspects of the interpretation are given a particular focus, importance or prominence. One of the elements of theatre composition.

Question 11

Contrast

Answer 11

Aspects of the interpretation are given a particular focus, importance or prominence. One of the elements of theatre composition.

Question 12

Cohesion

Answer 12

The unity and balance of various aspects of the interpretation. One of the elements of theatre composition.

Question 13

Acting skills

Answer 13

Used by the actor/s to realise character/s. Include voice, gesture, movement, facial expression, stillness and silence.

Question 13

Script

Answer 13

A text used for a theatre performance. May be an entire play or excerpts from plays.

Question 14

Focus

Answer 14

The ability of a performer to portray and maintain a characterisation, and their ability to direct the audeince’s attention on aspects of the performance

Question 15

Actor-Audience Relationship

Answer 15

The way in which an actor deliberately manipulates the audience’s emotions, moods and responses to the action. This can be done through the placement of the performer in relation to the audience, the way the actor addresses and engages the audience, and the emotional and intellectual response to the character’s situation. It can only exists as part of an actual performance.

Question 16

Scene

Answer 16

Segment/s or excerpt/s of a script.