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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. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






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






3. The people conducting the auditions






4. Part in a play






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






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






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






8. Present circumstances






9. Open the door with your upstage hand






10. What part of the body you lead with






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






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






13. A characteristic gesture






14. When actors work on building characterization






15. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






16. Control in posture






17. Enter with your upstage foot






18. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






19. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






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






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






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






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






24. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






25. What the character does






26. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






27. Chosen for a role






28. A complete reading of the play






29. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






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






31. The intended point of interest on stage






32. What your character wants






33. Present circumstances






34. What makes a character do something






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






36. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






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






38. Turn your hand upstage






39. What is at risk






40. A characters present circumstances






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






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






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






44. Auditioning with a script you have not read






45. A characteristic gesture






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






47. Turn your hand upstage






48. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






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






50. Auditioning with a script you have not read