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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. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






2. Enter with your upstage foot






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






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






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






6. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






7. Auditioning with a script you have not read






8. Enter with your upstage foot






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






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






11. How a character overcomes the obstacle






12. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






13. The part of a characters's body that leads in movements - and reflects the nature of the character






14. A characteristic gesture






15. Chosen for a role






16. What the character does






17. What the character does






18. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






19. 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.






20. Open the door with your upstage hand






21. 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.






22. A complete reading of the play






23. What part of the body you lead with






24. Turn your hand upstage






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






26. When actors work on building characterization






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






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






29. To move from one place to another on stage






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






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






32. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






33. The people conducting the auditions






34. Auditioning with a script you have not read






35. When actors work on building characterization






36. Part in a play






37. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






38. A characters present circumstances






39. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






40. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






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






42. The intended point of interest on stage






43. Turn your hand upstage






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






45. Bridges between the beats






46. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






47. Control in posture






48. Full front - or one quarter left or right






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






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