Essay Questions - Winter Exam 2014: Proscenium Stage Is The Most Common Stage Used in Theaters. The Audience
Essay Questions - Winter Exam 2014: Proscenium Stage Is The Most Common Stage Used in Theaters. The Audience
Essay Questions - Winter Exam 2014: Proscenium Stage Is The Most Common Stage Used in Theaters. The Audience
DEPARTMENT: Acting/Choreography
COURSE: English Language IInd Year
COURSE TUTOR: Teach. Assist. Cecilia Vrlan
stage.
The black box theater and the outdoor theater are a good example of a flexible
A fly loft is a Space above some proscenium stages where curtains and scenery are
hanged on pipes and battens to fly them in and out.
What are the main types of curtains on a stage? Describe them very briefly.
The front curtain,is called a grand drape hangs downstage, just behind the proscenium
arch. It is typically opened and closed during performances to reveal or conceal the stage
and scenery from the audience.
All theaters provide a space for an audience. The orchestra seats is the main level
of audience seating in most theaters. Orchestra seats are categorized by sightlines and
proximity to the stage. Prime orchestra seats are in the front section, close enough so that
the expressions and gestures of the performers can be clearly seen.
The seats in the mezzanine or balcony are on the level above the orchestra seats
and extend over it. The front, center mezzanine seats have an excellent, unobstructed
view of the entire stage, although they are not close to the stage.
Running crew represents the members of the technical crew who supervise and
operate the various technical aspects of the production during a performance
What are theatrical conventions? Which is the key-term that is being used in
By revealing to the audience the timelapse between the scenes or between the acts
from a play.The audience knows thata the play theyre watching it isnt happening in real
time.Two hours may represent a week, a month or a year.
How and why can the convention of the fourth wall can be broken onstage?
An actor performing in a scene can break the ,,fourth wall to deliver a line directly to
the audience or to themselves, which is called an aside.
List the various types of focus (minimum 3 types) an actor can use onstage and
describe them briefly.
The 3 types of focus are: on stage focus, where the actor is focusing on his stage
partner, off stage focus, where the actor is creating the illusion that he is speaking with
someone even though he or she isnt there, and the audience focus where the actor is
addressing comments directly to the audience and making the audience become the
scenery of the play.
Write a short paragraph (70 110 words) to summarize the main ideas the
NYC Acting teacher Adam Hill gave in his opening lecture Understanding
Emotions in Acting.
A few vital characteristics of a great actor: a free-flow of emotions and
impulses expressed in the body and voice; an understanding of how to create
life-and-death, moment-to-moment acting; a vivid imagination; and a body
and voice capable of telling all kinds of stories. We live in a dangerous world.
People are insensitive, self-absorbed and emotionally retarded. Interacting
with people can hurt, often far more than we consciously realize. So when it
comes time to act and genuinely experience the reality of a character, we are
blocked. Great actors understand the human tendency to shut down. They
fight against it. So in a real acting class, you need to learn how to raise the
stakes, beyond simply being told you must do this. You need to learn why
people fight. You need to learn some relationship psychology. You need to
learn about and experience your vulnerabilities, and about how vulnerability
underlies every human conflict. You need to learn about archetypes,
relationship patterns and the human psyche. When you do, your imagination
will grow leaps and bounds. So will your acting.
Note: Your written essays should be submitted electronically (via e-mail) by Monday,
February 3, 2014.