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






2. The text of the play.






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






4. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






6. Your customary way of holding your body






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The text of the play is the _____.






17. To make your voice fill the performance space.






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






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. The parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






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






22. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






23. To speak or to act without a script






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






25. What are the three elements of storytelling?

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26. What is good posture?






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






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






29. When was storytelling originated?






30. Stealing focus of a scene.






31. The text of the play.






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






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






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

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






37. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






38. How high or low your voice is ______.






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






40. 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






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






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






43. How loud or soft your voice is.






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






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






46. What is good posture?






47. 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.






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






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






50. Stealing focus of a scene.