drama chapter 9- acting – Flashcards
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The acting teacher that developed the "Foundation Technique" was a. Stanislavski b. Meisner c. Strasberg d. Mamet
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b. Meisner
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Thornton Wilder's Our Town a. Was directed by Jerzy Grotowski b. Restored lavish spectacle to the theatre c. Reduced the theatrical experience to essentials d. Was first produced in Grover's Corners
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c. Reduced the theatrical experience to essentials
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Cicely Berry is best known for her work in the area of a. movement b. Psychodrama c. Voice d. Dance
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c. Voice
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The "large style" of acting fell out of fashion with the rise of a. Surrealism b. Realism c. Absurdism d. The apprentice system
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b. Realism
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David Mamet and William H. Macy developed a. The Practical Aesthetics Workshop b. Improvisation c. Mimetic Acting d. None of the above
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a. The Practical Aesthetics Workshop
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Stanislavski compared his form acting to the "large style" as the difference between ____________ & ____________ a. Seeming, being b. Being, doing c. Doing, being d. Seeing, believing
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a. Seeming, being
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Approaching a role through the study of human behavior in all its outward forms is a. Internal Belief b. Affective Memory c. External Approach d. None of these
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c. External Approach
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Anne Bogart and Tadashi Suzuki were responsible for the founding of a. The Group Theatre b. Saratoga International Theatre Institute c. The Moscow Art Theatre d. The Atlantic Theatre Company
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b. Saratoga International Theatre Institute
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One exercise that helps the actor's concentration and opens their imagination is a. improvisation b. Emotional Recall c. Affective Memory d. Magic As If
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a. improvisation
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Among the six elements in the "Viewpoints" actor training technique are a. shape b. character c. gest d. spectacle
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a. shape
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Technique and belief are the fundamentals of the actor's craft. True or False
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True
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Acting is not showing and narrating, but is, rather illustrating and exhibiting. True or False
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False
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Some of the actor's tools are costumes, makeup, and props. True or False
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False
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Laurence Olivier referred to acting as "mimical behavior". True or False
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False
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Anne Bogart's "Viewpoints" deal specifically with the actor's voice. True or False
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False
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To prepare for the role of Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, Uta Hagen developed a series of sublimations. True or False
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False
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A "screen test" is the film actor's audition. True or False
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True
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The function of the actor's speech is to communicate needs. True or False
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True
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Actors' Equity Association (AEA) is the independent union representing actors and stage managers who work in professional theatre. True or False
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True
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Today's movement teacher is, above all, an acting teacher who chooses to work through the body. True or False
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True
