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






2. How loud or soft your voice is.






3. Intended point of interest onstage






4. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






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






7. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






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






9. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






10. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






11. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






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






13. What is diaphragmatic breathing






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






15. Intended point of interest onstage






16. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






17. The text of the play.






18. 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 _________.






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






20. 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






21. 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.






22. 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






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






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






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






26. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






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






29. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






30. What is diaphragmatic breathing






31. What is good posture?






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






33. To speak or to act without a script






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






35. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






36. 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






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






38. To move from one place onstage to another.






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






40. What are the three elements of storytelling?

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






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






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






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






45. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






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






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






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






49. 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 _______.






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