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






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






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






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






5. A quality cause by vibration that enriches the vocal tone.






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






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






8. To speak or to act without a script






9. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






10. What is diaphragmatic breathing






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






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






13. ______ is acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






14. 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.






15. How high or low your voice is






16. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






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






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






19. 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 _________.






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






21. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






24. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






25. 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






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

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27. What are the three elements of storytelling?

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28. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






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






30. Your customary way of holding your body






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






32. 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






33. What is good posture?






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






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






36. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






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






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






40. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






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






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






43. What is diaphragmatic breathing






44. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






45. How high or low your voice is ______.






46. What is good posture?






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






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






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






50. Your customary way of holding your body