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






2. What is at risk






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






4. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






5. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






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






7. Bridges between the beats






8. Using a one quarter to the person your talking to






9. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






10. The intended point of interest on stage






11. Enter with your upstage foot






12. The people conducting the auditions






13. Your memory of sights - smells - tastes - sounds and textures






14. What the character does






15. How a character overcomes the obstacle






16. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






17. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






18. Using your own memories to help understand a characters emotions






19. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






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






21. What part of the body you lead with






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






23. Open the door with your upstage hand






24. Chosen for a role






25. A complete reading of the play






26. Information that is implied but not spoken - thoughts or actions






27. Control in posture






28. A characteristic gesture






29. Present circumstances






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






31. Result of action the characters take to overcome the obstacle






32. Using your own memories to help understand a characters emotions






33. Your memory of sights - smells - tastes - sounds and textures






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






35. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occur






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






37. Chosen for a role






38. What your character wants






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






40. Calling upon memories of your own emotions to understand the emotions of a character






41. When actors work on building characterization






42. Control in posture






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






46. Result of action the characters take to overcome the obstacle






47. Full front - or one quarter left or right






48. Calling upon memories of your own emotions to understand the emotions of a character






49. The part of a characters's body that leads in movements - and reflects the nature of the character






50. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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