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