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Acting Mechanics Theatre Vocab
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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. When an actor walks toward the cyclorama away from the proscenium line he is said to be walking __________________________.
Up(stage) Right
house
Full Front
up-stage
2. (PL)
whistling
up-stage
Profile Left
up-stage
3. The large - light-colored fabric stretched tight on a curved track along the back wall is called ______________________.
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4. (C)
house
Profile Left
proscenium line
Center(stage)
5. (FF)
Full Front
Up(stage) Right
deck
apron
6. (3/4 L)
Three Quarter Left
downstage
Stage Left
Center(stage)
7. (drc)
Three Quarter Right
Center(stage)
down right center
Up(stage) Right
8. (drc)
down right center
Full Back
whistling
left
9. Any forward movement taken on stage is given this term.
proscenium line
cross
Center(stage)
Down(stage) Center
10. The name of the type of theatre in which the stage is surrounded by the audience - much like the Roman Colosseum. The name is derived from the sand that soaked up the blood of the gladiators.
Down(stage) Center
Arena
Full Front
voms
11. According to theatre superstition - what 'dangerous' activity should an actor not do when backstage?
apron
downstage
centerline
whistling
12. (FF)
voms
deck
centerline
Full Front
13. These are hard-wall 'flats' or velour curtains that separate parts of the side stage and are meant to serve as a secure entrance area from the backstage.
apron
in-stage
legs
Quarter Left
14. When an actor crosses toward the audience's right - he is said to be walking in this direction.
legs
left
Quarter Left
Three Quarter Left
15. (lc)
deck
proscenium line
Down(stage) Center
left center
16. (3/4 are)
downstage
Three Quarter Right
Full Front
voms
17. (UR)
Up(stage) Right
legs
Profile Right
whistling
18. The theatrical name for where the audience sits.
Full Front
house
wings
down right center
19. When an actor moves toward the center of the stage he is said to be walking _______________________.
centerline
legs
downstage
in-stage
20. When an actor walks toward the cyclorama away from the proscenium line he is said to be walking __________________________.
centerline
Full Front
up-stage
Center(stage)
21. The area above the stage usually outfitted with lighting instruments and rigging for scenery and other effects.
Profile Right
flies
down right center
cyclorama or 'cyc'
22. (FB)
house
Full Back
left center
wings
23. An area of the stage in some theatres which juts out into the audience - extending past the proscenium line.
Down(stage) Center
left
Three Quarter Left
apron
24. (PR)
wings
Profile Right
wings
deck
25. (DC)
centerline
Down(stage) Center
flies
proscenium line
26. An area of the stage in some theatres which juts out into the audience - extending past the proscenium line.
voms
apron
Center(stage)
Quarter Left
27. (1/4 L)
whistling
Stage Left
Quarter Left
proscenium line
28. (lc)
Profile Left
left center
Full Front
left
29. The place in the theatre where one traditionally waits to make an entrance.
Stage Left
Three Quarter Right
wings
whistling
30. (1/4 are)
Quarter Right
Center(stage)
Full Front
Full Back
31. (3/4 are)
Full Back
deck
apron
Three Quarter Right
32. When an actor crosses toward the audience's right - he is said to be walking in this direction.
legs
Three Quarter Right
Up(stage) Right
left
33. The name of the type of theatre in which the stage is surrounded by the audience - much like the Roman Colosseum. The name is derived from the sand that soaked up the blood of the gladiators.
deck
proscenium line
Profile Left
Arena
34. (SL)
Full Back
Stage Left
down right center
Center(stage)
35. The nautical name sometimes given to the stage floor.
wings
proscenium line
deck
Three Quarter Left
36. The line which separates the stage from the audience.
flies
Quarter Left
proscenium line
whistling
37. (DC)
Quarter Right
Down(stage) Center
left
whistling
38. The area above the stage usually outfitted with lighting instruments and rigging for scenery and other effects.
flies
legs
in-stage
left
39. (PR)
Profile Right
proscenium line
Quarter Right
centerline
40. The line which separates the stage from the audience.
cross
downstage
legs
proscenium line
41. According to theatre superstition - what 'dangerous' activity should an actor not do when backstage?
cross
cyclorama or 'cyc'
whistling
Profile Left
42. (1/4 L)
Quarter Left
Center(stage)
Full Back
apron
43. The place in the theatre where one traditionally waits to make an entrance.
wings
proscenium line
cross
Stage Left
44. The nautical name sometimes given to the stage floor.
deck
Arena
Up(stage) Right
Down(stage) Center
45. When an actor moves toward the center of the stage he is said to be walking _______________________.
voms
in-stage
downstage
up-stage
46. The tunnels that create entrances from the understage area.
cyclorama or 'cyc'
Three Quarter Left
voms
cross
47. (3/4 L)
Three Quarter Left
legs
Stage Left
Arena
48. The large - light-colored fabric stretched tight on a curved track along the back wall is called ______________________.
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49. (UR)
Down(stage) Center
Up(stage) Right
downstage
proscenium line
50. (1/4 are)
voms
wings
legs
Quarter Right