drama chapter 9- acting

The acting teacher that developed the "Foundation Technique" was a. Stanislavski b. Meisner c. Strasberg d. Mamet

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

Cicely Berry is best known for her work in the area of a. movement b. Psychodrama c. Voice d. Dance

The "large style" of acting fell out of fashion with the rise of a. Surrealism b. Realism c. Absurdism d. The apprentice system

David Mamet and William H. Macy developed a. The Practical Aesthetics Workshop b. Improvisation c. Mimetic Acting d. None of the above

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

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

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

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

Among the six elements in the "Viewpoints" actor training technique are a. shape b. character c. gest d. spectacle

Technique and belief are the fundamentals of the actor's craft. True or False

Acting is not showing and narrating, but is, rather illustrating and exhibiting. True or False

Some of the actor's tools are costumes, makeup, and props. True or False

Laurence Olivier referred to acting as "mimical behavior". True or False

Anne Bogart's "Viewpoints" deal specifically with the actor's voice. True or False

To prepare for the role of Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, Uta Hagen developed a series of sublimations. True or False

A "screen test" is the film actor's audition. True or False

The function of the actor's speech is to communicate needs. True or False

Actors' Equity Association (AEA) is the independent union representing actors and stage managers who work in professional theatre. True or False

Today's movement teacher is, above all, an acting teacher who chooses to work through the body. True or False