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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.
2. _________________: written words of a play.
3. _________________: To give an actor a line he/she has
forgotten.
4. _________________: person in overall charge of the drama.
5. _________________: a signal for an actor/actress to do or say
something.
6. _________________: 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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2. A real or imaginary object used be characters in a drama is
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3. _______________________ are blocks or platforms used to
create a set and different levels of performance space.
4. A ______________________ is written words used for
characters to speak in drama
5. A ______________________ is a starting point for a drama.
6. The collective name for make-up, props, costume , lighting,
music, sound effects, set, special effects and staging is:
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7. A scene in a drama showing an earlier event is a:
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8. A diagram of a set showing scenery, exits, entrance etc. is a:
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9. The buildup of excitement in a drama produces dramatic
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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.
2. __________________ is a stylized form of movement which
creates an illusion of reality.
3. A ________________ is a person who helps a drama
presentation by telling the story or parts of it.
4. The people who watch a drama presentation are called
this:____________________
5. __________________ is what actors wear for a performance.
6. ____________________________ staging is an acting area
with the audience on four sides
7. _______________ is worn on the face and hands to help the
audience know a character’s age.
8. Standing in front of an actor and blocking the audience’s view
of that actor is called _____________
9. 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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2. Name a lantern which gives a tight, narrow beam of light.
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3. In which drama form does only one person speak?
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4. Which drama convention involves moving at less than normal
speed?
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5. The overall style of a drama is called:
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6. A play which provided many laughs is called a:
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7. What can be personal or pre-set?
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8. The process of creating a character is called?
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9. An explanation of the symbols on a ground is called a:
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To practice a presentation is to?
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Homework
Briefly describe what is meant by each of the following:
Mime:
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Personal Props:
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Rehearsal:
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Improvised Drama:
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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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2. The first part of the creating process is when we explore ideas,
any idea is correct. This is called _______________.
3. The next part of the creating process is where we select useful
or appropriate ideas for developing drama. This is called
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4. ___________________________________ is the next part of
the process, where form and structure are decided upon.
5. The next step in the process is? ______________________
6. The step where you go over what you will present is called?
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7. List the nine theatre arts you could use in your presentation.
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8. 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.
Tone
Clarity
Intonation
Pitch
Register
Emphasis
Pace
Volume
Accent
Articulation
Pause
Fluency
1. ________________ is when sounds or words are stressed in
speech
2. ________________ is the loudness or softness of the voice
3. ________________ is “Clear pronunciation of words”
4. ________________ is the speed of speech
5. ________________ is how clearly the words are understood
6. ________________ is the way in which speech is altered
depending on is being spoken to
7. ________________ is “Natural flowing speech”
8. “A way of speaking used in a local area or country”:
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9. ________________ is the variation in the height or depth of the
voice.
10. ________________ 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)
Name
Jim Wilson
Age
39
Army
Job
Sergeant
Time
Early morning
Place
Barrack room
Situation Kit Inspection
Character (b)
Fiona McAllister
16
Office Junior
10.00am
Employer's office
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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2. Describe any other behavior “in character” which you think
might be appropriate.
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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)
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There is a bed Stage Right
Stage Left of the bed there is a cupboard
There is a doorway CSL
There is a desk DSL with a chair Up Stage of it
There is a circular rug Centre Stage
There is a wardrobe Up Stage Left
The actor’s starting position is to the SL of the bed.
Audience
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Name these different styles of staging;
ACTING
AREA
ACTING
AREA
STAG
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STAG
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STAGE
STAGE
AUDIENCE
STAGE
AUDIENCE
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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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?
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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.
What can Costume add to a presentation?
Answers
1. suggest character
2. suggest occupation
3. establish period
4. suggest relationships
5. suggest the importance of character.
Answer the following Theatre Arts questions.
(a) What can Lighting add to a presentation?
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(b) What can the Set add to a presentation?
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Homework
Think of a presentation where you played a character which was not
like you.
1. What was the presentation about?
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2. What was your character’s role?
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3. Describe, in some detail, the process you went through to
develop that character for presentation.
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Choose a character which you have played.
1. Explain the role of your character.
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2. How did you show what kind of person your character was?
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3. 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.
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Imagine that you have been asked to turn these details
into a production. Which theater conventions 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:
Narrator
Voice over
Freeze Frame
Slow motion
1. Write down the outline of your drama, including details of
where you would use the structural conventions.
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2. 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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2. 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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3. Describe what you consider to be the climax or key event in
your drama. Say why.
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4. Imagine this moment as a tableau. Describe how it would
look.
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5. 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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2. 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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3. Which performance and/or theatre skills would you use to
communicate your message? Justify your choice.
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4.
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.
…. A clock strikes 11
A Well, that’s eleven o’clock
then.
B 23.00
A Aye, right if you like,
23.00
B She’s late
A No wonder she’s late have you seen it out there?
A Wait, what’s that?
C enters
C Which one of you has the
weird sense of direction? I’d
have been here on time if
you’d drawn the map right.
B Never mind that now, at
least you’re here. Have you
got it?
C Of course I’ve got it.
A I’ll take that.
Notes
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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2. Using these ideas, write notes in the box next to the script
indicating:
 What you think would be appropriate moves for the
actors;
 Which sound and lighting effects you might use.
3. 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.