MR. KAIZEN'S THEATRE FINAL EXAM 2024 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION

MR. KAIZEN'S THEATRE FINAL EXAM 2024 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION To send your voice outward. - Project Ability to be heard. - Audible The muscle that pushes air through the lungs. - Diaphragm The area where vocal cords are located. - Larynx The rich, warm sound quality of your voice. - Resonance The highness or lowness of a sound from your voice. - Pitch The loudness or softness of your voice. - Volume The placement of emphasis. - Inflection The speed of your voice. - Rate Rising and falling inflections. - Circumflex What are three methods to protect your voice - Stay Healthy by eating well, getting enough sleep and exercising. Don't smoke or drink. Never shout if you have cold. What are reasons actors should breathe from the diaphragm - Breathing requires less effort. Provides more control than chest breathing. Allows you to breathe more deeply To re-create an item in the mind - recall Particular. - specific Attentive awareness. - Observation Part of the mind that is aware. - Conscious What helps improve memory? - Record material that you want to remember. Break down items into small segments. Put yourself in a relaxed state. What helps engage sense memory? - What does it Smell like? What did it look like? What does it taste like? To see in one's imagination. - visualize A recaptured experience. - memory Interaction with someone/something over time. - relationship Experience recaptured through senses. - sense memory Part of the mind below the consciousness. - subconscious On the spur of the moment. - spontaneous This term means "in the now" and is meant to last only a short time. - Ephemeral it is often said that theatre requires these three things: - story, someone to tell it, and someone to listen The energy that comes from the audience members is vital to the _________________onstage. - actor's experience In some plays, audience members _______________________directly by going onstage and becoming apart of the play. - participate In some plays, the audience participates by ________________________intellectually and emotionally to the action onstage. - responding Audience members show appreciation by ______________________ - applauding Unlike other art forms that feature a lasting artifact, theatre is _______________________. - ephemeral Theatre remains alive as long as it lives in the memories of the ___________________members. - audience This is a round structure arrange around an open space. - amphitheatre This is a representation in words or scenery used throughout a play to emphasize the theme of the play. - metaphor What should you consider when attending a theatre. - Buy your tickets in advance. Arrive early. Consider using proper audience manners. Dress appropriately What details should you include in a written critique of a play. - Describe the audience's reaction. Note how the play made you feel. Include a summary of the play's theme. Note memorable lines and scenes A dramatic sketch using only movement and imitation is called______________________. - Pantomime ________________is used when communicating thoughts and feelings. - Body Language An actor who communicates through movements of the body and face without speaking is called__________________. - Mime The most famous mime of all time was___________________. - Marcel Marceau Improvisation means acting without__________________. - a script. Successful improvisors say_______________. - yes , and. An effective improvisor is also an effective_______________. - actor An ensemble is a set of actors who______________________. - work together Collaboration among actors requires creativity, sharing and _____________________. - trust Improvisation increases creativity, flexability, trust and ___________________. - concentration Two important elements of an improvisation are plot and_____________________. - character When successful improvisers are faced with a problem onstage, they use their______________________ - wits No matter what, an improviser must remain______________________ - in the scene When improvisors develop material that works, they____________ - set it What are rules of improvisation? - Listen carefully and respond. Show rather than tell how you feel. Take chances. Always be open to the plot and ideas What are important rules of stage etiquette? - Turn off your phone. Applaud at the end. Dress appropriately. Arrive early Farce and Burlesque are forms of ___________________________ - low comedy Poking fun at respected subject is a ______________________ - satire-travesty Farce and Burlesque make use of oddly harmless____________________ - violence Situation comedies are usually___________________ - middlebrow Highbrow comedy appeals to___________________ - intellect What do all comic actors have in common_____________________ - commitment What do most comic moments have in common? - the unexpected Comic actors must embrace_______________. - edginess rather than safety What does political humor usually involve? - satire Holding for laughter________________ - builds humor Comic routines are funny only two times in a row. After two repetitions, they tend to fall flat. - False The following statements are true about how to deal with the giggles during a scene - Let your character communicate disbelief. Make your character the giggler.