7.1 - Introduction to Performing Arts - Quiz Two

Why is thought tracking an effective drama technique?

• It is a technique that asks the audience to think about a question.

• It allows the audience to understand more about what a character is thinking.

• It allows the cast member to keep a note of what they are doing.

• The technique has been used for a long time so it makes it really effective.

In which period of theatre history were thought tracks very popular?

• Medieval

• Roman

• Shakespearean

• Dickensian

What must the others actors do when one character is thought tracking?

• Move around the stage

• Stay still but out of character.

• Stay still in a freeze frame

• Stand next to the character and listen to them.

How is the technique of 'Levels' used in a performance?

• The characters use VERTICAL space to show relationships and status.

• The characters use HORIZONTAL space to show relationships and status.

• The characters use as much of the stage space as possible.

• The characters do not stand on the stage at all, they join the audience.

If someone was seated higher than everyone else on the stage -

what would this communicate to the audience?

• They were short so needed placing at a higher level to be seen.

• That they were the least important so needed to be noticed.

• That they were taller than everyone else.

• That they were the most important character.

What does the technique 'proxemics' mean?

• Using space and distance to show relationships between characters.

• To show how close actors are to each other.

• To demonstrate how much space there is on the stage.

Why do directors use proxemics within a performance?

• To make use of the whole stage.

• To give clues to the audience about the relationships on stage.

• To let the actors get close to each other so they can hear them.

What is a 'rehearsal'?

• To practice ideas so that they can be made perfect.

• A mini performance

• A run through of lots of different ideas.

What is a stimulus?

• A starting point - something to help generate ideas.

• A signal to begin work.

• An idea for a performance

• The idea that a whole performance must be based upon.

Why is evaluating a performance a good idea?

• It can help make the performance better.

• It is there to point out all of the bad things about a performance.

• Because it tells the director how great he was.