Chekhov and Stanislavski (SolBridge Drama)

Despite being famous for literature, Anton Chekhov trained as a:

• Engineer

• Telephone Sanitation Officer

• Doctor

• Lawyer

Where were all four of Chekhov's major plays produced?

• The Sakhalin Institute for Tragicomic Research

• The Marinsky Theatre

• The Bolshoi Theatre

• The Moscow Arts Theatre

What made Chekhov's style of theatre unique?

• Style of acting.

• Stage decoration.

• Some of the first plays to include dreams and fantasies.

• Some of the first plays to feel like life.

What is subtext?

• Metaphor.

• Characters don't say what they think, but meaning emerges anyway.

• A type of Russian writing.

• Symbolism.

What is the name for the way of training actors that Stanislavski developed?

• The system.

• The method.

• The super-objective.

• The given circumstances.

What, according to Stanislavski, are given circumstances?

• Beats.

• Affective memory.

• Practical considerations such as time and money.

• Things discovered from an initial reading of the play.

According to Stanislavski, what is an 'objective'?

• Using your own memories to create a performance.

• The character's overall aim across the whole play.

• The character's aim, which can be described using transitive verbs.

• The character's aim, which can be described using adjectives.

According to Stanislavski, what is a 'super objective'?

• The character's overall aim across the whole play.

• Using the power of 'if.'

• Using affective memory.

• A magic power such as a superhero would have.

What is 'method of physical actions'?

• Physically staying in-character as much as possible.

• Mentally staying in-character as much as possible.

• Being physically fit in order to act on stage.

• Learning acrobatics.

What is 'affective memory' for Stanislavski?

• Exploring personal memories and using them in performance.

• Exploring the memories of others.

• Being affected by your memories.

• Understanding the memories of others.