Uta Hagen Questions (Chp. 1-8)

Question 1

A flowering rebirth of the theatre began with the ______.

Answer 1

Elizabethans

Question 2

In ____ the first real playhouse was built in _____.

Answer 2

1752; Williamsburg

Question 3

_____ was one of the famous actor/managers who had their own company and made of what was called the _____ ____ of the actor.

Answer 3

Booth; Golden Age

Question 4

Who was P.T. Barnum?

Answer 4

Producer, imported actors, built theatres

Question 5

The transition between the 19th and 20th centuries list 3 notable actors.

Answer 5

Julia Marlowe, John Berrymore, Otis Skinner

Question 6

Moscow Art Theatre began in ___ in ____.

Answer 6

1931; Connecticut

Question 7

The ___ was founded in 1919.

Answer 7

Guild

Question 8

In the mid sixties ____ _____ comedies brought social insight to Broadway.

Answer 8

Neil Simon’s

Question 9

List 3 social realists.

Answer 9

Ibsen, Shaw, and Checkov

Question 10

In the first half of the 40’s the commercial theatre rebounded with ____ plays.

Answer 10

Escapist

Question 11

The actor must be aware of the ____ in order to be an artist with a point of view.

Answer 11

World

Question 12

The actor must acquire a mastery of his ____ or all of the talent and good in the world will count for nothing.

Answer 12

Craft

Question 13

List 3 trade unions.

Answer 13

Actors’ Equity, Screen Actors’ Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Actors

Question 14

The actor must know the since he, is the instrument, he must play with it to serve the ____.

Answer 14

Character

Question 15

The ____ is the outer manifestation of the actor.

Answer 15

Body

Question 16

_____ is the glorious means of communication.

Answer 16

Speech

Question 17

Who was Elenora Duse?

Answer 17

The first actress to blush on stage

Question 18

Representational acting is also known as _____.

Answer 18

Formalism

Question 19

_____ acting is known as Realism.

Answer 19

Presentational

Question 20

_____ acting is often confused with realistic acting.

Answer 20

Naturalistic

Question 21

You must find _____ in the role of the character.

Answer 21

Yourself

Question 22

The basic components of the characters we will play are somewhere within _____.

Answer 22

Ourselves

Question 23

You must train yourself in ____ _____.

Answer 23

Self-observation

Question 24

What is the magical question? Explain.

Answer 24

“If I were…?”; You ask yourself how you would react in the same situation to get a more truthful response, leads to identification with the character.

Question 25

Explain transference.

Answer 25

The process of relating to your character by asking the magical question.

Question 26

Define particularization.

Answer 26

Using specificity to gain a more truthful response.

Question 27

List 3 things that have dulled our senses according to Uta.

Answer 27

Spicy food, technology, and drugs

Question 28

The physical responses of our stimuli are accompanied by ____ ones.

Answer 28

Psychological

Question 29

Explain “Truth in Art” as opposed to “Truth in Life”.

Answer 29

A “Truth in Art” approach will likely be more formalistic, where an actor might illustrate emotion, whereas a “Truth in Life” approach is more naturalistic, as the actor will be more methodical and real.

Question 30

Give 2 examples on how to achieve a sensory conditioning; like yawning.

Answer 30

Waking Up: although the body is fully alert, it is possible for the actor to take steps and fully relax their body, their mind, and then give circumstances to their situation with the use of particularization.

Fatigue: the actor must start with the circumstances for what caused the fatigue. Then they can specify where their body is feeling fatigued and real emotion on what that would feel like.

Question 31

Explain “The Emotion Takes us, we do Not Take It.”

Answer 31

The actor should never force an emotion and immediately accept it. There should be a struggle until the actor finally gives and the emotion overtakes them.

Question 32

Explain truthful wandering.

Answer 32

Focusing on relevant objects substantiated by meaningful destinations

Question 33

A major flaw of the untrained actor is to attempt to separate thoughts from _______.

Answer 33

Actions

Question 34

Real thinking is preceded by, accomplished by, and followed by ______.

Answer 34

Action

Question 35

Explain animated listening.

Answer 35

To form an intention, to hunt for a solution, to form an expectation, to attempt to comprehend, to speculate, to make a mental plan, to call to mind, to imagine, to envisage, and to form a mental picture.

Question 36

Listen from the ______ point of view.

Answer 36

Character’s

Question 37

______ are preceded by an immediate source and sent with an immediate need.

Answer 37

Words