quiz

Question 1

acting

Answer 1

living truthfully under imaginary circumstances

Question 2

action

Answer 2

the forming component of dramatic art. Dramatic action is the illusion of destiny; it creates a virtual future. In a play action is the movement from imbalance to crisis to resolution. For the actor action is what she does within the movement of the play.

the test of good action is whether or not you have achieved your goal

Question 3

actors tools

Answer 3

the voice, body, imagination, and emotions

Question 4

actor ready

Answer 4

the balanced and aligned psycho physical place from which the actor is ready to respond naturally and organically to an impulse

Question 5

advancing

Answer 5

moving a scene foward

Question 6

aside

Answer 6

an obervation or remark made by a character to the audience that is not being heard by other actors

Question 7

availability

Answer 7

the degree to which one is affected by the impact of inner and outer timely. To be fully available to get out of the way of ones natural and organic impulses, and allow them full expression through actors tools

Question 8

backstage

Answer 8

the area behind the scenery on stage, usually hidden

Question 9

beat

Answer 9

the fundamental unit of dramatic action. A beat begins when a character starts to work toward a specific objective and ends when objective has succeeded or failed

Question 10

blocking

Answer 10

the pattern of movement actors follow while on stage

Question 11

body

Answer 11

one of the actors tools

Question 12

characterization

Answer 12

the development and portrayal of personality through thought, action, dialogue, costuming, and makeup

Question 13

cheat out

Answer 13

a body position on stage wherein the actor faces more towards the audience

Question 14

choices

Answer 14

deciding how to act upon internal and external stimuli. It is how to deal with the moment to moment life in performance

Question 15

climax

Answer 15

the point of highest dramatic tension or turning point

Question 16

concentration

Answer 16

the ability of the actor to be in character

Question 17

conflict

Answer 17

the point in a play where action meets obstacle; the opposition of persons, forces, or ideas that gives rise to dramatic action in a play

Question 18

cue

Answer 18

a signal , either verbal or physical, that indicates something else

Question 19

downstage

Answer 19

the area of the stage that is closest to the audience

Question 20

emotions

Answer 20

one of actors tools-one must allow all the feelings to emerge from the psyche and respond to the impact of the action. One must be emotionally free in order to be fully articulate in their use

Question 21

endowing

Answer 21

supplying an imaginative value to circumstances, objects, and relationships .

Question 22

foreshadowing

Answer 22

clues given to the audience about upcoming events in the play

Question 23

given circumstances

Answer 23

the circumstances are; the plan narrative, its facts, events, time setting, etc

Question 24

imagination

Answer 24

one of the actors tools. it is the center of creativity. The imagination creates things that can be or can happen.

Question 25

improvisation

Answer 25

impromptu acting based on the following circumstances; who the characters; what the action ; where the place; and when the time the action takes places

Question 26

impulse

Answer 26

the instinctual energy that prompts behavior

Question 27

moment to moment

Answer 27

denoting the fundamental unit of action- means alive alert and spontaneously responding to all stimuli

Question 28

motivation

Answer 28

a characters reason for doing or saying things in aplay

Question 29

objective

Answer 29

a characters goal or intention. what the character wants; this want, need, desire gives rise to the action

Question 30

stage left; right

Answer 30

stage terminology indicating the actors right or left

Question 31

stakes

Answer 31

the relative importance of what is being fought for in a scene. As if ones life depended upon the outcome of the moment

Question 32

subtext

Answer 32

info that is implied by a character but not stated by a character in dialogue.

Question 33

super objective

Answer 33

the main thrust of the plot, an objective that runs throughtout the entire text; it links to all the small units and objectives the through line.