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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. To make your voice fill the performance space.






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






3. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






5. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






6. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






7. What is good posture?






8. How loud or soft your voice is.






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






17. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






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






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






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






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






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






24. When was storytelling originated?






25. The text of the play.






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






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






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






29. When was storytelling originated?






30. To move from one place onstage to another.






31. 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 _______.






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. Intended point of interest onstage






37. 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






38. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






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






41. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






43. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






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






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






46. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






47. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






48. How high or low your voice is ______.






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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