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Acting Motivation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Memories of sights - sounds - smells - tastes and textures - used to define a character






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






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






4. What part of the body you lead with






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






6. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






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






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






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






10. What the character does






11. A complete reading of the play






12. To move from one place to another on stage






13. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






14. Enter with your upstage foot






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






16. 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.






17. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






18. A characters present circumstances






19. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






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






21. Enter with your upstage foot






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. A characteristic gesture






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






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






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






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






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






35. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






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






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






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






39. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






40. A characteristic gesture






41. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






42. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






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






44. A characters present circumstances






45. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






46. When actors work on building characterization






47. The people conducting the auditions






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






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






50. What the character does







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