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Stanislavski

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stanislavski was considered the father of (a)  

2.

One of the techniques Stanislavski developed is called the magic ......

a)

What

b)

If

c)

Who

d)

When

3.

Stanislavski was

a)

French

b)

Polish

c)

German

d)

Russian

4.

How old was Stanislavski when he first appeared on his family-founded dramatic company’s stage?

a)

16

b)

14

c)

12

d)

9

5.

The Stanislavski system/method includes.....

a)

Bringing an actor's experiences into the role

b)

Expanding an actor's imagination

c)

Working on the character from the outside

d)

Alienation of the audience

6.

A 'con' of the Stanislavski system/method is.....

a)

The risk of actors merging their personal lives with their characters’ lives in a psychologically unhealthy way

b)

Actors may not have a relevant emotion memory to draw upon

c)

It leaves too much room for improvisation

d)

It's too easy

7.

The Stanislavski System works towards what is called the (a)  


*HINT* the fourth wall was developed to help achieve this

8.

What is the name of the technique where the actor considers what they would do in the character's situation?

(a)  

9.

Emotion memory is when the actor ......

a)

Refers to the character details and facts in the script given to them by the playwright

b)

Considers what they would do and how they would react in their character's situation

c)

Recalls their own life experiences that were similar to the character's situation

d)

Remembers the subtext of the play to build their character

10.

To help with my monologue, I aim to

a)

Observe people in everyday life and write a biography of them and/or my monologue character

b)

Practice sitting on a chair with purpose

c)

Practice packing a bag with given circumstance

d)

Use emotion memory, the magic "if", and/or given circumstance to build my monologue character

e)

None of the above

11.

For his role in 'The Revenant', Leonardo DiCaprio ate......

a)

Fish eye

b)

Raw chicken liver

c)

Sheep brains

d)

Raw bison liver

12.

What famous movie character/role commonly has its actor's using method acting to prepare?


*HINT* Why so serious?

(a)