Beginning Theatre Review

List the six basic principles of stage movement.

Answer explanation

Motivated, simplified, heightened, delineate character, toward the audience, adjust to other actors

Which is the easiest pitch to project and the easiest for an audience to listen to?

• low

• medium

• high

In what year did Alfred Hitchcock move to the United States?

• 1935

• 1945

• 1939

• 1950

What is another term for "open position"?

• cheating out

• cheating in

• closed position

• articulation

What is the difference in poor articulation and improper pronunciation?

Answer explanation

Pronunciation is pronouncing the word correctly and poor articulation is careless or sluggish speech.

List five rules for audience etiquette.

Answer explanation

1. dress appropriately

2. always arrive before the performance

3. when lights go dark, show you are aware of what’s going on by sitting calmly

4. do not talk or make comments during the performance

5. do not leave during the performance

6. be still

7. turn off cell phones

8. show appreciation by clapping (at the appropriate times)

9. laugh at the appropriate times

10. “catcalls, whistling, or loud audible noises” should be used at athletic events not performances

What is Mel Brooks' birth name?

• Mel Brooks

• Melvin Kaminsky

• Melva Houston

• Mellinium Falcon

What are the seven articulators?

Answer explanation

tongue, jaw, teeth, cheeks, lips, hard palate, soft palate

How many Academy Awards has Meryl Streep won?

• one

• two

• three

• four

List the five parts of Freytag's pyramid in the CORRECT ORDER.

Answer explanation

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Denouement