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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. 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.






2. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






3. Whether your voice is shrill - nasal - raspy - breathy - booming etc_____.






4. How loud or soft your voice is.






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






6. 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






7. To move from one place onstage to another.






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






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






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






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






12. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






13. The text of the play is the _____.






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






15. Intended point of interest onstage






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






17. What is good posture?






18. 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






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






20. What are the three jobs your voice must do during a performance?

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






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






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






24. To speak or to act without a script






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. Consonants are formed by ______ which are the ____ - ____ - _____ - ____ and the _________.






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






31. How loud or soft your voice is.






32. In improvisation you must create _____ and ______ immediately and without preparation.






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






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






35. 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






36. Intended point of interest onstage






37. 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.






38. ______ is a position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's position.






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






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






41. The text of the play.






42. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






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






44. To move from one place onstage to another.






45. 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 _________.






46. For successful stage pantomime you must use your _____ and _______ to communicate your reactions - both _____ and _______ to characters - events - objects - and environments.






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






48. In improvisation you must create _____ and _____ immediately and without preparation.






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






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