Theater Quiz 2

An actor is

anyone who preforms a role in a TV show or movie

The most common perception of the actors job is that he or she creates…

a charecture

The creation of an effective charecturization involves

thoughts, emotions, values, beliefs and needs to make a unique personality

The character is created not only to express the truth of human behavior and personality but also to…

for fill the purpose for which the character was created in telling the play’s story.

the actor is a kind of

storyteller

every good actor serves to create a performance that is

engaging

____ believed that the audience needed to recognize the charectures as fellow human beings

Aristotle

sympatheta

fellow feeling

sympathia is now commonly called

believability

performance forms all create their own worlds, some ______

far away from everyday life

an engaging performance always connects with us…

in a personal way

empathy

in feeling

The actor is, in a way, an explorer of

the human psyche and condition

“As if they are before our eyes”

Aristotle

Aristotle called this

immediacy

A great play is not about ___ it is the event itself as if “”

an event, before our eyes

there is a need for the actor to work in the

here and now

The best kind of actor engages with the audience to ___

communicate a truth

It is the ethical commitment and skill to ensure the truth survives the

commercial pressures

craft comes from

german word power

They have the power to affect the lives of others so they should use this power for

a meaningful and truthful purpose

theatrical truth is not

at the audiences favor, affirming stereotypes, it is not about 1 actor.

we can also enjoy the ___ of the performer

skill

seemingly __ skill, their total concentration on the job at hand.

effortless

you have many basics skills, you need to learn the actors special ways of using those skills in a

heightened and purified way.

The acto’s ability to be transformed teachs us something about

who we may become

A good performance must also contribute to the particular

story being told

they may

mov the plot forward, provide an obstacle, provide comic relief.

we will call this

the dramatic function on the role.

Acting addresses needs and motivations far deeper than

desire for attention or material success

Real discipline;one id not a matter of following someone else’s

rules

it is you acceptance of responsibility for your own development

through systematic effort

discipline is rooted in your respect for

yourself, other workers, and for the world

discipline will come naturally if

you can acknowledge your own value.

discipline requires

regularity

being willing to risk momentary failure for the sake of the long term success -

these are attitudes you must nurture

name 6 elements

engagement, truthfulness, skill, usefulness, dramatic function, and discipline