The Director - Chapter 6
11 Questions
| Total Attempts: 176
From Theatre Brief
Questions and Answers
- 1.The Greeks called the director the didaskalos which means
- A.
Teacher
- B.
Director
- C.
Guide
- 2.George II and the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen were generally regarded as the first
- A.
Modern directors
- B.
Naturalist directors
- C.
Realistic directors
- 3.__________ launched his Theatre d’Art in Paris in 1890 as a direct assault upon the realist principles espoused by Andre Antoine.
- A.
Paul Fort
- B.
Harley Granvill-Barker
- C.
David Belasco
- 4.The directorial function is one of _______________ the main lines of the production and providing the artistic ___________ necessary to realize that vision.
- A.
Guiding, guidance
- B.
Guiding, direction
- C.
Envisioning, leadership
- 5.Concepts can be expressed in many ways. Which of the following is NOT a way your text explains it can be expressed.
- A.
Social statements
- B.
Philosophical
- C.
Specific interpretations
- D.
Physical
- 6.______________ involves positioning actors on the set and moving them about in a theatrically effective manner (the most obvious of directorial functions).
- A.
Staging
- B.
Blocking
- C.
Coordinating
- 7.In the final rehearsals he director’s responsibility becomes more and more one of _________________.
- A.
Pacing
- B.
Rehearsals
- C.
Coaching
- 8.The formation of a directorial concept takes place at both conscious and the unconscious level
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The actor’s personality, physical and vocal characteristics, technical abilities and sheer talent and “presence” weigh heavily in the final realization of every individual performance.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.It is an axiom of he theatre that nobody is more useless on opening night than the director.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.“Star” performers are often cast apart from auditions, owing to their known ability to attract audiences to any production. Most veteran professional actors will not submit to auditioning.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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