The "core concept" is correct answers the director's determination of the most important of the
many images, ideas, and emotions that will give the production meaning
The timing and placement of a character's entrances, exits, crosses, embraces, and other major
movements is called correct answers blocking
Which of the following is true of the history of the director's role? correct answers The idea of an
independent director did not exist until the nineteenth century.
The directing process encompasses the distinct periods of preparation and implementation.
correct answers True
The director spends most of her time doing which of the following tasks? correct answers
Coaching actors
A director should possess all of the following EXCEPT correct answers a capable voice and an
athletic physique, both which comprise the actor's instrument
Small-scale movement on the stage, which an actor performs within the larger pattern of
entrances and exits, is called correct answers business
Which of the following was one of several directors who not only fostered the development of
realist and naturalist dramas but who was also considered artists, analysts, therapists and even
mystics? correct answers Harley Granville-Barker
The interest of the director and intended audience, along with the capability of the director and
producer to conceptualize and produce the play, are all criteria for play selection. correct answers
True
A great directorial concept has the qualities of being generalized, well-established by tradition,
intellectually relaxing,, and readily apparent without much imagination. correct answers False
The initial shows where a director can evaluate the production in terms of audience response and
institute new changes are known as correct answers Previews
What is the director's primary responsibility? correct answers to envision the main lines of the
production and provide the artistic leadership to realize that vision
The director's work with the designers is generally suggestive and corrective, rather than overtly
controlling. correct answers True
Which person is responsible for the financial support of the production and, working closely with
the director, also contributes to many "directorial" decisions in the production process? correct
answers producer