Homework

What is a Stimulus?

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Fill in the missing word(s) in each of the following definitions of drama terms.

  1. ______: a starting point from which to develop a drama.
  1. ______: written words of a play.
  1. ______: To give an actor a line he/she has forgotten.
  1. ______: person in overall charge of the drama.
  1. ______: a signal for an actor/actress to do or say something.
  1. ______: to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of a drama during rehearsals and after presentation

Homework

Fill in the missing word(s) for each of the following drama terms:

  1. A conversation involving two or more characters is a:

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  1. A real or imaginary object used be characters in a drama is a:______
  1. ______are blocks or platforms used to create a set and different levels of performance space.
  1. A ______is written words used for characters to speak in drama
  1. A ______is a starting point for a drama.
  1. The collective name for make-up, props, costume , lighting, music, sound effects, set, special effects and staging is: ______
  1. A scene in a drama showing an earlier event is a:

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  1. A diagram of a set showing scenery, exits, entrance etc. is a: ______
  1. The buildup of excitement in a drama produces dramatic ______
  1. A ______stage is an acting area with the audience on three sides

Homework

Filling the missing word(s) in each of the following definitions of drama terms.

  1. An ______is a person who plays a character in a presentation.
  1. ______is a stylized form of movement which creates an illusion of reality.
  1. A ______is a person who helps a drama presentation by telling the story or parts of it.
  1. The people who watch a drama presentation are called this:______
  1. ______is what actors wear for a performance.
  1. ______staging is an acting area with the audience on four sides
  1. ______is worn on the face and hands to help the audience know a character’s age.
  1. Standing in front of an actor and blocking the audience’s view of that actor is called ______
  1. What does U.S.R mean?______

10.To ______the set means to clear the acting area of furniture and props.

Homework

Answer the following questions.

  1. A serious play with an unhappy ending is called?

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  1. Name a lantern which gives a tight, narrow beam of light.

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  1. In which drama form does only one person speak?

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  1. Which drama convention involves moving at less than normal speed?

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  1. The overall style of a drama is called:

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  1. A play which provided many laughs is called a:

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  1. What can be personal or pre-set?

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  1. The process of creating a character is called?

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  1. An explanation of the symbols on a ground is called a:

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  1. To practice a presentation is to?

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Homework

Briefly describe what is meant by each of the following:

Mime: ______

Personal Props: ______

Rehearsal:

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Improvised Drama:

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Lighting Grid:

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Homework

The Drama process is:

Responding to a stimulus

Offering ideas

Discussing and selecting ideas and roles

Agreeing form, structuring and devices

Setting up space

Rehearsing

Reviewing

Adding theatre arts

Presenting to an audience

Evaluating

Make a poster to help you to remember this process.

Homework

Fill in the missing word(s) in each of the following questions about the drama process.

  1. The first thing you are given for creating a drama is called a:

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  1. The first part of the creating process is when we explore ideas, any idea is correct. This is called ______.
  1. The next part of the creating process is where we select useful or appropriate ideas for developing drama. This is called ______.
  1. ______is the next part of the process, where form and structure are decided upon.
  1. The next step in the process is? ______
  1. The step where you go over what you will present is called? ______
  1. List the nine theatre arts you could use in your presentation.

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  1. This is something you do during the rehearsal process and also after a presentation. What is it?

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Homework

Complete the following definitions of Voice terms by placing the appropriate word at the start of each sentence.

ToneClarityIntonation

PitchRegisterEmphasis

Pace VolumeAccent

ArticulationPauseFluency

  1. ______is when sounds or words are stressed in speech
  1. ______is the loudness or softness of the voice
  1. ______is “Clear pronunciation of words”
  1. ______is the speed of speech
  1. ______is how clearly the words are understood
  1. ______is the way in which speech is altered depending on is being spoken to
  1. ______is “Natural flowing speech”
  1. “A way of speaking used in a local area or country”: ______
  1. ______is the variation in the height or depth of the voice.
  1. ______is changes in the rise and fall of the voice during or at the end of a sentence.

Homework

You have been asked to play the part of one of the following characters in a drama.

Character (a) / Character (b)
Name / Jim Wilson / Fiona McAllister
Age / 39 / 16
Job / Army Sergeant / Office Junior
Time / Early morning / 10.00am
Place / Barrack room / Employer's office
Situation / Kit Inspection / Late on second
day but keen to
impress
  1. Using your experience of movement skills, body language, facial expression and gesture write down some ideas for your character’s movement in the situation outlined above.

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  1. Describe any other behavior “in character” which you think might be appropriate.

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Homework

Imagine you have been asked to devise a mime/movement presentation for your group with the title “Fire”.

Outline your idea.

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Homework

Complete the following grid of stage positions.

Centre Stage

Audience

Homework

Complete this set plan and create a key for it;

a)There is a bed Stage Right

b)Stage Left of the bed there is a cupboard

c)There is a doorway CSL

d)There is a desk DSL with a chair Up Stage of it

e)There is a circular rug Centre Stage

f)There is a wardrobe Up Stage Left

g)The actor’s starting position is to the SL of the bed.

Audience

Homework

Name these different styles of staging;

Homework

“Emily Caruthers, 72, sits alone in her favorite chair. She is leafing through her photograph album.”

This is the start of a drama. Describe the set/set dressings, lighting and sound to accompany this opening stage picture.

Set/set dressings

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Lighting

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Sound

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Homework

Technical effects can improve the quality of your drama.

Choose a production in which you have taken part. How did you use, or could you have used one or more of the following to improve your show?

  • Music
  • Sound effects
  • Lighting
  • Special effects

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Homework

Read the examples of answers to the question in the box below before attempting below.

Answer the following Theatre Arts questions.

(a)What can Lighting add to a presentation?

Answers

  1. ______
  2. ______
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. ______

(b) What can the Set add to a presentation?

Answers

1.______

2.______

3.______

4.______

5.______

Homework

Think of a presentation where you played acharacter which was not like you.

  1. What was the presentation about?

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  1. What was your character’s role?

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  1. Describe, in some detail, the process you went through to develop that character for presentation.

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Homework

Choose a character which you have played.

  1. Explain the role of your character.

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  1. How did you show what kind of person your character was?

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  1. How did you show the way your character felt about one other character in the drama?

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Homework

A major Scottish theatre is said to be haunted. Here are the details:

  • In 1930, 8 year old Mary Gibson was taken to the theatre and an ambition to be an actress was born.
  • She attended many auditions without success
  • She abandoned her dream and settled for being a cleaner in the theatre. Then she heard of new auditions and decided to give it one more try.
  • She was laughed off the stage by the director and other actors.
  • Mary Gibson, aged 19 threw herself to her death from the balcony
  • Cleaners who work on the balcony of the theatre today refuse to work there alone after sightings of an unhappy young ghost.
  1. Imagine that you have been asked to turn these details into a production. Which theaterconventions would you like to use to enhance this presentation?

Give reasons for each of your choices.

Homework

Imagine you are part of a group who have been asked to do a short play about a character, now aged 60, who is looking back on an incident in his/her teenage years.

Your play must include the following structural conventions:

NarratorVoice overFreeze FrameSlow motion

  1. Write down the outline of your drama, including details of where you would use the structural conventions.

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  1. Explain the advantages of these structural conventions in your play.

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Homework

Imagine your group has been asked to devise a drama entitled:

“World in danger”

  1. Write a scenario of a drama, suitable for acting out.

Include time, place and key characters/relationships.

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  1. Think of the overall style or design concepts for your drama.

Describe in what ways set and costume would add to the overall effect you wish to communicate to your audience.

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  1. Describe what you consider to be the climax or key event in your drama. Say why.

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  1. Imagine this moment as a tableau. Describe how it would look.

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  1. Choose two from the following list. Describe how you might use them and how each would enhance the impact of the tableau.

Use of levels,SFX,Props, Voice-over,

Lighting

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Homework

Imagine your Theater group feels strongly about the issue of “Prejudice”.

  1. Briefly outline a scenario for a presentation which you think might highlight this issue or an aspect of this issue.

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  1. What do you think would be the most appropriate drama forms(s) for your presentation? Explain the reasons for your choice.

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  1. Which performance and/or theatre skills would you use to communicate your message? Justify your choice.

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  1. Who would be your ideal target audience for this presentation and why?

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Homework

Imagine that other members of your group have written the following script for the beginning of a drama.

  1. You have been asked to decide who the characters are and where the action is taking place. Write down your ideas.

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  1. Using these ideas, write notes in the box next to the script indicating:
  2. What you think would be appropriate moves for the actors;
  3. Which sound and lighting effects you might use.
  1. In the space provided below, draw a Ground Plan for this piece of drama which should show the position of any furniture and/or props which you think are necessary. You should also include the starting positions of the actors.