August Wilson and Acting 101 - Huntington Theatre Company



Name: __________________________Date: ____________August Wilson and Acting 101August Wilson was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.lived with his father in North Carolina until he was 18.didn’t meet his mother until 1969, when he took on her maiden name.was named after his mother, Julia August, an employee at a German bakery.August Wilson left school becausehe was bullied as a result of his skin color, and his teacher didn’t believe he had written a twenty-page report on Napoleon.his mother needed him to work to help support the family.he was frequently ill in middle school and was not able to catch up after missing significant class time.Trick question; Wilson earned a degree in English at the University of Chicago.Wilson learned to readat the Carnegie Library in Oakland.with his mother at age four.in elementary school, per usual.at the Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can’t Read Good.Wilson’s ______ were the men hanging out in grocery stores and diners and chatting on street corners telling stories and singing songs.substitute fathersonly friendsearliest rivalsonly relativesBefore he began writing drama in the late ‘70s, Wilson considered himself primarily a(n)actorpoetcomedianbeatnikA beat is arepeated practice in preparation for a performance.the time and place of a scene or play.a unit of thought or action in a script.a cross from one side of the stage to the other.A character’s objective iswhat he or she wants in the scene or script.a change in the pitch or tone of his or her voice.what that character does to get what he or she wants — a strategy.the place where he or she was born.Musicians from Pittsburgh are famous for playing what type of music?JazzRapRockCountryAs a young man, August Wilson was inspired by hearing the work of poets ina library.a coffee house.an art gallery.a neighbor’s living room.August Wilson has won several awards, most notablyThe Ralph Ellison Award for Excellence in Interracial Literature.The University of Maryland Distinguished Faculty Award.The Pulitzer Prize for Fences.The “World’s Best Dad” mug, awarded to him by his daughter Sakina in 1982.August Wilson wrote a series ofseven plays, one for each day of Kwanza.four plays, each paralleling one of the four gospels.four plays, one for each week of Ramadan.ten plays, one for each decade of the 20th century. All of August Wilson’s plays except one share the same setting. What is it?The Dorchester neighborhood in Boston, MAThe Hill District neighborhood in Pittsburgh, PAThe Hamilton Heights neighborhood in Harlem, NYThe Adamsville neighborhood in Atlanta, GAHow many of August Wilson’s plays have been produced at the Huntington Theatre Company?OneThreeSevenTenWhich of the following describes neutral position:Feet hip-width apart, knees slightly bent, arms by your sides, head/shoulders/hips in alignmentSlouching to one side, looking down at the floorFeet together, legs completely straight, hands clasped behind your back, facing directly forwardSitting on the floor, cross-legged positionWhich of the following is NOT a play by August Wilson?FencesMa Rainey’s Black BottomThe Myth of SisyphusThe Piano LessonAugust Wilson’s signature theme wasthe unavoidability of death.the African-American experience.the loss of innocence.the squalor of an escaped French prisoner amidst the Paris Uprisings of 1832.August Wilson co-founded which theatre with his friend, Rob Penny?True Colors Theatre CompanyPenumbra Theatre Black Horizon TheatreAlliance TheatreWhich of the following is NOT a reason why actors do warm-ups?To expand their vocal rangeTo increase and maintain the flexibility of their bodiesTo help themselves fall asleepTo sharpen their mental focus before going on stageTo articulate means to:Speak loudly so that the entire audience can hearSpeak quietly in a whisperMumble and slur words togetherPronounce consonants and vowels so that words can be clearly understoodSubtext is:a text message sent from an underwater submarinewhat is implied, but not directly stateda footnote at the bottom of a pagethe lines of dialogue in a play ................
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