Directing Unit Quiz

All of the following are important roles and responsibilities of a director EXCEPT:

• Cast and select the actors in a show

• Develop and plan blocking

• Create the artistic vision of the show

• Memorizing script lines

A director works the most closely with the ______. (What role in theatre do they work the most with?)

Why is upstage furthest back on the stage and downstage

• Because the original directors got it wrong originally.

• Because around the Grecian era the stage was raked.

• Because around the Renaissance era the stage was raked (or ramped).

• None of the above

The location in the middle of the stage is called WHAT STAGE LOCATION

• Stage Left

• Center stage

• Stage Right

• None of the Above

The STAGE POSITION of an actor where they are facing completely back with their back to the audience is known as:

• Full Front

• 1/4 Left

• Neither A & B

• Full Back

Blocking meant for directors to be more concise is _________ blocking.

Why is it important as a director to provide constructive feedback for the actors?

• So they do exactly what the director is thinking.

• So they know what to work on and how to improve.

• So they can establish a power dynamic between the director and actor.

• So they can be best friends with one another.

There are 4 big types of directors we discussed recently. Name the four kinds:

• Visionary, Pumper, Innovator, Utalitarian

• Dictator, Improvisor, Painter, Victor

• Visionary, Improvisor, Pusher, King

• Dictator, Visionary, Improvisor, Pusher

To be a good director means:

• You are a good communicator

• You are hardworking and focused

• You are a good problem solver

• All of the above