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Acting Motivation

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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






2. Open the door with your upstage hand






3. Being asked to come back and see the auditors again






4. What part of the body you lead with






5. To move from one place to another on stage






6. What your character wants






7. Forces the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the upstage actor






8. Enter with your upstage foot






9. A position onstage where one actor mirrors another actor's body position






10. Bridges between the beats






11. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






12. A story - speech or scene performed by one actor only






13. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






14. Part in a play






15. A characteristic gesture






16. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






17. To mark the floor of the rehearsal space to show the floor plan for the play






18. Open the door with your upstage hand






19. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






20. A final line that signals an actor to begin the next speech






21. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






22. Being asked to come back and see the auditors again






23. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






24. To mark the floor of the rehearsal space to show the floor plan for the play






25. Present circumstances






26. Move right by moving with your right foot and vice versa with left






27. What the character does






28. Chosen for a role






29. A characteristic gesture






30. What makes a character do something






31. A characters present circumstances






32. When you preform actions and they generate an emotion within yourself






33. Information that is implied but not directly stated by the actor- thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same idea as the spoken words.






34. To stand upstage of another actor on a proscenium stage forcing the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the actor - stealing the focus of the scene.






35. What the character does






36. Full front - or one quarter left or right






37. To move from one place to another on stage






38. Interview for the play. make an impression and show talent






39. Enter with your upstage foot






40. Auditioning with a script you have not read






41. Information that is implied but not directly stated by the actor- thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same idea as the spoken words.






42. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






43. Positive attitude - good communication - ask before you change your physical appearance






44. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






45. How a character overcomes the obstacle






46. What is at risk






47. What is at risk






48. Control in posture






49. Positive attitude - good communication - ask before you change your physical appearance






50. What your character wants