10 Questions
What is one key difference between roles in real life and roles in a play?
Observers are not needed for roles in a play
What are the two notions of acting mentioned in the text?
Presentational and emotional
Who attempted to codify acting to ensure quality by setting specific poses, attitudes, and gestures to demonstrate feelings?
Delsarte
What are the key aims of Stanislavski's method acting?
To have the actor convey the goals and objectives of a character
What did the past approach to acting focus on?
Both formality of voice and movement
Which type of acting focuses on formal presentation from the outside in?
Presentational acting
What is one key difference between roles in real life and roles in a play?
Roles in a play are always genuine, while roles in real life are not genuine
Who attempted to codify acting by setting specific poses, attitudes, and gestures to demonstrate feelings?
Diderot and Delsarte
What are the two notions of acting mentioned in the text?
Presentational and representational
What are Stanislavski's key aims for method acting?
To have the actor convey the goals and objectives of a character
Test your knowledge on the art of acting and the different roles actors play in both real life and on stage. Explore the concepts of genuine behavior and the importance of observers in this introductory theatre quiz.
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