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Freshman Acting

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the three jobs your voice must do during a performance?


2. Stealing focus of a scene.






3. The text of the play is the _____.






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The text of the play is the _____.






12. 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 _________.






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






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






15. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






16. When was storytelling originated?






17. What is diaphragmatic breathing






18. What are the three elements of storytelling?


19. Information This 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 is _______.






20. 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






21. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






22. Information This 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 is _______.






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


24. Intended point of interest onstage






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






26. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






27. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occurs are called _______.






28. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






29. What are the three elements of storytelling?


30. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






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






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






34. The text of the play.






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






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






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






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






39. How high or low your voice is ______.






40. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






42. How loud or soft your voice is.






43. What is good posture?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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