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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. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






3. The intended point of interest on stage






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






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






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






7. A complete reading of the play






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






9. What your character wants






10. Memories of sights - sounds - smells - tastes and textures - used to define a character






11. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






12. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






13. 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.






14. A characteristic gesture






15. The people conducting the auditions






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






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






18. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






19. Bridges between the beats






20. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






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






22. Enter with your upstage foot






23. How a character overcomes the obstacle






24. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






25. Open the door with your upstage hand






26. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






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






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






29. Present circumstances






30. What part of the body you lead with






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






32. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






33. Turn your hand upstage






34. Control in posture






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






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






37. Chosen for a role






38. To move from one place to another on stage






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






40. A characters present circumstances






41. Enter with your upstage foot






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






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






44. A characteristic gesture






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






46. A characters present circumstances






47. 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.






48. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






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






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