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WorksheetsGCSE DRAMA STARTER
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Devising is
learning lines
creating drama
working with script
improvising
A polished improvisation is
a short scene
a script for two people
devised drama that has been rehearsed
devised drama that is done 'on the spot'
MONTAGE is
a series of moments performed as a whole
a collection of scenes
a collection of monologues
a flashback next to a flash-forward
CONTEXT refers to
the playwright
the situation
when and where the play was written and when and where it is set.
the cultural heritage of the play
EPIC THEATRE was developed by
Artaud
Shakespeare
Stanislavski
Bertolt Brecht,
The style of a play is
the type of play
usually naturalistic
how many are in the ensemble
how the work is presented on stage.
Melodrama
is very realistic
is empathetic
features an over-the-top acting style and stock characters.
is associated with tragedy
Plays can feature different genres
True
False
Brecht wanted his audience to empathise with the characters True or False?
TRUE
FALSE
Who invented the technique Emotional memory ?
Stanislavski
Brecht
Grotowski
Pinter
Emotional memory is
when an actor is hot seated to develop their role
when an actor recalls an old memory and it's feeling
when an actor cries on stage
when an actor learns lines perfectly
JUXTAPOSITION
Uses cross-cutting monologues
was invented in 1918
highlights points through contrast
uses music and emotion
A play is made up of
chapters
scenes or acts
speeches
all of the above
When devising a Drama the following is crucial
research
improvisation
neither
both
