Physicality in Drama

Which term refers to how a character walks?

• gait

• mannerism

• posture

What are clear gestures or movements that define a character’s attitude and situation within a performance known as?

• Phrasing

• Gestus

• Mannerisms

What is a small, repeated movement specific to a character called?

• Pitch

• Mannerism

• Gait

What are warm-ups a part of?

• Performer to audience relationship

• Health and safety

• Engagement

What is clarity of speech called?

• Pace

• Pitch

• Diction

What are the four Ps of vocal skills?

• Physicality, posture, precision and performance

• Pitch, pace, pauses and phrasing

• Plan, plot, place and power

Which term refers to the physical alignment of the performer’s body?

• Posture

• Stance

• Gait

Which term refers to when a performer plays more than one character?

• Intonation

• Gait

• Multi-roling

Which exercise requires performers to use different physical skills to express different characters?

• Gestic acting

• Quick change

• Bigger and bigger

Which exercise encourages performers to exaggerate their physicality?

• Bigger and bigger

• Gestic acting

• Quick change