Deck 8: The Art of Directing

Question 1

_____ are the smallest structural units in a play because they are single units of thought, or a section of dialogue about a particular subject or idea.

Answer 1

Beats

Question 2

If a director casts someone who physically matches the role, then s/he is…

A) Casting to type
B) Character casting
C) Character-neutral casting
D) Low cost casting

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Known as one of the first modern directors, this man not only directed the actors but also ruled them as their official head of state.

A) King Charles II
B) The Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
C) Emperor Ch'ien-lung
D) Lord Ming Huang
E) Emperor Constantine

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Directors often compose pictures to help reinforce the story. This is called…

A) Picture card scenes
B) Imagination moments
C) Pictorial Blocking
D) Image Staging
E) Picturization

Question 5

Whether explicit or implicit, what is at the core of drama?

Question 6

This is a small structural unit of a play. It is a single unit of thought. A director will divide dialogue into these units to understand the play moment-by-moment. What are these units called?

A) Beats
B) Minis
C) Minor Moments
D) Scene subdivision

Question 7

During rehearsals the director helps the actors plot their movements. This is called…

Question 8

Which of the following is not a method directors use to achieve focus?

A) Matching focus
B) Levels
C) Contrast
D) Triangulation

Question 9

Who objected when JoAnne Akalaitis set Samuel Beckett's Endgame in a New York City subway station?

A) The stage manager
B) The New York Subway Authorities
C) The set designer
D) The playwright
E) The assistant director

Question 10

A director will sometimes divide a script into units that begin whenever a character enters or exits and continues until the next entrance or exit. What is this unit called?

A) The denotation of the play
B) E and E unit
C) Stage paragraph
D) French Scene
E) Change of scene list

Question 11

Actors who take focus when they aren't supposed to are said to be doing what?

Question 12

One of the greatest directors was Konstantin Stanislavsky. With which theatre is he associated?

Question 13

This is the metaphor, thematic idea, symbol, or allegory that will be central to the whole production.

A) Artistic vision
B) Play Proposal
C) Production Concept
D) Allegorical art
E) Thematic design notion

Question 14

Which type of director attempts to translate the play from the page to the stage as accurately and faithfully as possible?

A) Movie directors
B) Theatre directors
C) Precise directors
D) Interpretive directors
E) Creative directors

Question 15

This member of the ensemble is a literary advisor and theatre-history expert who assists the directors, designers and actors in better understanding the text.

A) Stage Manager
B) B.S.E. (Back Stage Expert)
C) S.A. (Structural Analyst)
D) Assistant Director
E) Dramaturg