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Module 2: The Playwright and the Director Chapter Questions |
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Choose only 5 of these questions to answer. Write your answers in your own words; if you choose to quote from the textbook, remember to identify the source. Reminder for how to answer the questions: Question 0 – Give an example of one of the paradoxes of theatre. Answer – Despite many weeks of rehearsals, an actor is expected to “…‘live in the moment’ during…performance” (Cohen & Sherman, 2020, p. 5) as though this is the first time for the character to say these words and do these actions.
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Question # |
Chapter |
Questions |
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1 |
4 |
Identify the playwright’s fundamental tools. |
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2 |
4 |
Identify the three major tasks of the playwriting process and the main challenge of each task faced by the playwright. |
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3 |
6 |
On the artistic level, what are the three fundamental responsibilities of the director? |
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4 |
6 |
Contrast the styles of realism and antirealism in terms of the role of the director. |
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5 |
6 |
Identify the four aspects of a director’s conceptualization and the question attached to each aspect. |
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6 |
6 |
Identify the three aspects of CORE CONCEPT that the director provides. |
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7 |
6 |
What is a DRAMATURG, and what does that professional provide during the preparation period of a production? |
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8 |
6 |
Identify the role of the director in staging, actor-coaching, pacing, and coordinating. |
