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Acting Motivation
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Subject
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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. Full front - or one quarter left or right
Keeping open on stage while standing
subtext
pick up your cues
Keeping open on stage while gesturing
2. The intended point of interest on stage
status quo
subtext
Keeping open on stage while gesturing
focus
3. Using your own memories to help understand a characters emotions
subtext
Emotional Memory
status quo
motivation
4. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience
cue line
representational style
outcome
emotional memory
5. Chosen for a role
shared position
cast
poise
audition
6. Memories of sights - sounds - smells - tastes and textures - used to define a character
subtext
representational style
cast
Sense memory
7. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand
auditors
keeping open on stage while turning
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
transitions
8. What the character does
action
read through
obstacle
cue line
9. Full front - or one quarter left or right
action
Keeping open on stage while standing
Shared position
Beats
10. The people conducting the auditions
auditors
status quo
outcome
your dropping line
11. 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.
Keeping open on stage while standing
Spiking the set
your topping the line
subtext
12. A position onstage where one actor mirrors another actor's body position
strategy
subtext
shared position
auditors
13. Turn your hand upstage
subtext
Keeping open on stage while gesturing
Keeping open on stage while moving left or right
stakes
14. What is at risk
obstacle
stakes
master gesture
cast
15. Enter with your upstage foot
Spiking the set
Beats
sense memory
keep open on stage while entering
16. What makes a character do something
motivation
working rehearsal
subtext
obstacle
17. What makes a character do something
pick up your cues
Spiking the set
objective
motivation
18. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage
fourth wall
presentational style
your dropping line
focus
19. When actors work on building characterization
focus
your topping the line
working rehearsal
monologue
20. Open the door with your upstage hand
callback
keep open on stage while entering through doors
focus
objective
21. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand
leading center
Beats
audition
keeping open on stage while turning
22. Bridges between the beats
cross
emotional memory
transitions
Acting Generated emotion
23. Where an actor mirrors another actors position
auditors
keep open on stage while entering
subtext
Shared position
24. Information that is implied but not spoken - thoughts or actions
your dropping line
pick up your cues
subtext
shared position
25. A position onstage where one actor mirrors another actor's body position
shared position
cross
Sense memory
motivation
26. Result of action the characters take to overcome the obstacle
read through
outcome
audition
pick up your cues
27. A story - speech or scene performed by one actor only
Upstaging
outcome
master gesture
monologue
28. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character
subtext
stage business
transitions
keep open on stage while entering
29. The intended point of interest on stage
action
callback
strategy
focus
30. The part of a characters's body that leads in movements - and reflects the nature of the character
Leading center
Shared position
obstacle
read through
31. Being asked to come back and see the auditors again
motivation
Acting Generated emotion
working rehearsal
callback
32. A final line that signals an actor to begin the next speech
cue line
focus
objective
emotional memory
33. Forces the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the upstage actor
auditors
Upstaging
your topping the line
your topping the line
34. Turn your hand upstage
status quo
Keeping open on stage while gesturing
audition
Leading center
35. A final line that signals an actor to begin the next speech
your topping the line
cue line
Leading center
obstacle
36. A characteristic gesture
master gesture
stage business
pick up your cues
Beats
37. A story - speech or scene performed by one actor only
objective
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
sense memory
monologue
38. The people conducting the auditions
audition
auditors
Status quo
Keeping open on stage while gesturing
39. Being asked to come back and see the auditors again
callback
focus
cue line
Status quo
40. To mark the floor of the rehearsal space to show the floor plan for the play
Spiking the set
stakes
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
callback
41. Positive attitude - good communication - ask before you change your physical appearance
outcome
Keeping open on stage while moving left or right
subtext
3 ways to have a positive relationship with your director
42. Using a one quarter to the person your talking to
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
keeping open on stage while turning
your dropping line
subtext
43. How a character overcomes the obstacle
Acting Generated emotion
Keeping open on stage while moving left or right
keep open on stage while entering
strategy
44. To keep your face and the front of your body as visible to the audience as much as possible
sense memory
pick up your cues
open
Leading center
45. Present circumstances
stakes
keeping open on stage while crossing
status quo
cross
46. A complete reading of the play
cast
Emotional Memory
upstage
read through
47. What is at risk
stakes
keeping open on stage while turning
Sense memory
subtext
48. 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.
subtext
auditors
Keeping open on stage while standing
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
49. When you preform actions and they generate an emotion within yourself
leading center
Leading center
Acting Generated emotion
read through
50. Control in posture
poise
Leading center
keeping open on stage while turning
keeping open on stage while turning