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






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






3. A characteristic gesture






4. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






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






6. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






7. A complete reading of the play






8. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






9. Auditioning with a script you have not read






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






11. To move from one place to another on stage






12. When actors work on building characterization






13. What is at risk






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






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






16. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






17. Open the door with your upstage hand






18. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






19. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






20. Chosen for a role






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






22. How a character overcomes the obstacle






23. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






24. Positive attitude - good communication - ask before you change your physical appearance






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






26. What the character does






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






28. A characteristic gesture






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






30. 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.






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






32. When actors work on building characterization






33. The intended point of interest on stage






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






35. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






36. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






37. What makes a character do something






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






39. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






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






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






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






43. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






44. Part in a play






45. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






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






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






48. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






49. Chosen for a role






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