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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 makes a character do something






3. Chosen for a role






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






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






6. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






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






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






9. Your saying the line louder than the person before you






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






11. Part in a play






12. How a character overcomes the obstacle






13. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






14. A characters present circumstances






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






16. How a character overcomes the obstacle






17. What makes a character do something






18. Control in posture






19. What is at risk






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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.






24. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






25. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






26. What part of the body you lead with






27. What your character wants






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






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






30. A complete reading of the play






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






32. When actors work on building characterization






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






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






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






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






37. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






38. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






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






40. Auditioning with a script you have not read






41. A complete reading of the play






42. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






43. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






44. Bridges between the beats






45. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






46. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






47. Turn your hand upstage






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






49. Enter with your upstage foot






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