VCE Drama Booklet Quiz

What is one of the activities involved in the brainstorming stage of playmaking?

• Developing dialogue

• Creating freeze frames

• Generating ideas

• Polishing movements

Which technique is used in improvisation to create dramatic images?

• Developing a throughline

• Creating freeze frames

• Stage directions

• Run-throughs

What is a key focus during the editing stage of playmaking?

• Bringing the script to life

• Ensuring scenes are balanced

• Developing character walks

• Generating a plot

What is involved in the refining stage of playmaking?

• Developing structure

• Creating gestural symbols

• Polishing movements and transitions

• Improvising the transforming of a prop

Which playmaking technique involves 'experimenting with', 'exploring', and 'trying'?

• Research

• Improvisation

• Scripting

• Editing

What is the difference between development and presentation in play-making?

• Development is the final product; presentation is the process.

• Development is changing; presentation is the final product.

• Development is the performance; presentation is the rehearsal.

• Development is the script; presentation is the improvisation.

What should you link research to in the playmaking process?

• The script

• The stimulus

• The audience

• The director

Which performance style is associated with Antonin Artaud?

• Theatre of the Absurd

• Theatre of Cruelty

• Realism

• Expressionism

What is a key focus of the Theatre of Cruelty?

• Minimalism

• Grotesque characterisation

• Static plot

• Wordplay

Which drama practitioner is known for the Theatre of the Absurd?

• Antonin Artaud

• Samuel Beckett

• Bertolt Brecht

• Konstantin Stanislavski