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Freshman Acting

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Consonants are formed by ______ which are the ____ - ____ - _____ - ____ and the _________.






2. To keep your face and the front of your body visible to the audience as much as possible.






3. The text of the play is the _____.






4. _______ are the parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






5. As you explore how your body moves - you will discover it's ______ and it's _______.






6. Using a variety in your voice to express your changing thoughts and emotions is called...






7. To develop self awareness - you will need to ________ yourself from the outside and refelct upon yourself from the inside.






8. A quality caused by vibration that enriches the vocal tone is _______.






9. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






10. To move from one place onstage is another is called_____.






11. another way to use improvisation is in _____ _____.






12. an expressive movement of the body or limbs is a ______.






13. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






14. To stand upstage of another actor on a proscenium stage - forming the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the upstage actor; stealing focus of a scene is called _________.






15. ______ is to speak or to act without a script.






16. Improvisation requires _____ ______ and the ability to use past personal experiences.






17. Improvisation requires _____ -____ and the ability to use past experiences.






18. Consonants are formed by _____ which are the ___ -____ -____ -____ and the _______.






19. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occurs






20. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






21. To develop self awareness - you will need to ________ yourself from the outside and refelct upon yourself from the inside.






22. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






23. Vowels are formed by _____ which are the _____ -____ -_____ and the ______






24. Through your interactions - you will begin to develop a working - tursting relationships wand to learn what it takes to be a part of an ______ - a group whose individuals function together to create a whole.






25. ______ is to make your voice fill the performance space.






26. ____________ is your memory of sights - sounds - smells - tastes - and textures.






27. ____________ is your memory of sights - sounds - smells - tastes - and textures.






28. The parts of the body that create vowel sounds.






29. ______ is acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






30. When you understand the _____ and ______ between you and the character you will be portraying - those _______ and ______ can be accentuated by your body and your voice.






31. Vowels are formed by ________ which are the _______ - _____ - _--__ - and the ______.






32. A major difference between the traditions of storytelling and theatre is that storytellers generally _____ a story - punctuation it with the imitation of character voices and gestures - while actors generally ____ a show - supply explanation when nec






33. Improvisation requires _____ ______ and the ability to use past personal experiences.






34. To speak or to act without a script






35. What is good posture?






36. How you divide your speeches into smaller parts - adding pauses to create emphasis and rhythmic pattern of sounds and silences is _______.






37. What are the three elements of storytelling?

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38. A position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's body position.






39. The text of the play.






40. What are the three types of movement covered in pantomime?






41. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






42. another way to use improvisation is in _____ _____.






43. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before.






44. The parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






45. Your customary way of holding your body






46. To move from one place onstage is another is called_____.






47. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






48. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






49. _______ is your customary way of holding your body.






50. To keep your face and the front of your body visible to the audience as much as possible is called remaining ______.