Theatre: Art in Action

Chapter 10: Acting

Decide which of the following statements are True and which are False. Select True for correct statements and False for incorrect statements.


1.	Movement styles fall into two general categories: realistic and stylized.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2.	Showboat was the first musical play to fully integrate a story with dialogue, songs, and dance.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3.	A choreographer is an artist who designs fight scenes.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4.	Dialect refers to all of the language features peculiar to the speech of a particular region.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5.	Mimes rarely use words.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6.	In Reader's Theatre, one actor creates a performance by reading a monologue based on a literary work.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7.	Stage business is one of the three types of movement onstage.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8.	Touching another actor's larynx is permitted in stage combat.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9.	A safe punch requires one inch between the giver's fist and the receiver's face.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10.	A principal is an actor who has one of the major roles in a musical.
		A)	True
		B)	False