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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. In improvisation you must also pay close _____ to what your fellow actors are saying and doing so you can ____ accordingly. ____ _____ is also vital for improvisation






2. 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 _________.






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






4. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






6. A quality cause by vibration that enriches the vocal tone.






7. 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.






8. When was storytelling originated?






9. In improvisation you must also pay close _____ to what your fellow actors are saying and doing so you can ____ accordingly. ____ _____ is also vital for improvisation






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






11. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






13. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called ___________.






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






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






16. What are the three elements of storytelling?


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






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






19. How high or low your voice is






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






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






22. What is good posture?






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






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






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






26. To move from one place onstage to another.






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






28. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called....






29. The text of the play.






30. Information that is implied but not stated directly by a character; thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same meaning as the spoken words






31. To move from one place onstage to another.






32. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called ___________.






33. What is diaphragmatic breathing






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. How high or low your voice is






41. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






43. 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






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






45. ______ is auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition.






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






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






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






49. What is good posture?






50. __________ are the parts of the body that create vowel sounds.