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Actors Workshop Vocab
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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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1. White lights used solely for rehearsal. in some theaters the strip lights are used in place of the work lights
soliloquy
Ad-lib
work lights
mask
2. A combination of the proscenium and arena stages - with the audience sitting on two or three sides of the acting area
house
holding for laughs
thrust stage
motivate
3. To capture audience attention legitimate as opposed to gove or share
grip (techie)
take stage
scrim
color blind casting
4. Warning for actors to assume their position on stage for the beginning of the scene
places
countercross
break character
Flat
5. Properties carried on stage by the actors during the play
Apron
handprops
run
properties (props)
6. Opening in the stage floor that permits the actors to enter from beneath the floor or to exit beneath it
business
pantomime
house
trap
7. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights
Backstage
Geletin (gel)
fourth wall
share
8. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition
batten
run
cold reading
Cue-to-Cue
9. Section of the stage floor between the footlights and the curtain
Articulation
Apron
run through
fly rail
10. A floodlight with an ellipsoidal reflector - can be hung from battens
scoop
grip (techie)
quick study
fourth wall
11. Movement of separate parts of the body - such as waving an arm or shrugging a shoulder
break character
tryouts
Blackout
gesture
12. Casting witout regard to race or ethnicity of the characters or actors
Dress the stage
color blind casting
properties (props)
teaser
13. Permanent framed opening through which the audience sees the play
Backdrop
properties (props)
run through
proscenium
14. Detailed bits of action such as knitting - setting the table - etc. as distinguished from broad stage movement
business
tryouts
teaser
base
15. Horizontal pipe suspended over the stage - from which scenery - lights - and curtains are hung
Open up
Aesthetics
holding for laughs
batten
16. To have a specific reason for saying or doing something - to show character;s desires through voice and movement
Flexible theater
Backstage
motivate
House lights
17. Of or pertaining to the criticism of taste and the sense of the beautiful. Use of design principles and elements such as form - line - unity - variety and emphasis to create a pleasing work of art
handprops
Aesthetics
work lights
Dress the stage
18. White lights used solely for rehearsal. in some theaters the strip lights are used in place of the work lights
Fresnel
Dress the stage
Dry tech
work lights
19. Seats can be arranged for proscenium - arena - or thrust staging
cross
Flexible theater
cover
soliloquy
20. When the actor loses concentration while performing and is not in character
break character
share
Cue-to-Cue
work lights
21. Foundation color used for stage make up
stage manager
set
shift
base
22. To play toward the audience while seemingly conversing with the others on stage
cover
proscenium
work lights
cheat
23. Center attention on OR center light beam on
focus
Apron
properties (props)
pick up cues
24. Seating in the auditorium
gesture
house
raked house
soliloquy
25. Throw focus on the important character in a scene
business
cover
share
give
26. The clear and precise pronunciation of words
fly rail
Articulation
dimmers
timing
27. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue
batten
wings
scoop
pantomime
28. Keep the stage picture balanced OR decorations used to provide authenticity to the set and fill space
Dress the stage
understudy
mask
properties (props)
29. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery
set piece
Flat
spotlight
Antagonist
30. A rehearsal where actors run from one technical cue to the next - without dialogue in between. This is done for the technical crew
stealing the scene
fourth wall
topping
Cue-to-Cue
31. Three dimensional scenery piece which stands by itself - such as a rock
floodlights
soliloquy
trap
set piece
32. Warning for actors to assume their position on stage for the beginning of the scene
exit
properties (props)
wings
places
33. Slanted floor - allowing each row of the audience to see over the heads of those in front
soliloquy
timing
Antagonist
raked house
34. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point
properties (props)
dimmers
stealing the scene
base
35. To quickly begin a speech without allowing a pause between the first words of the speech and the cue.
motivate
Flexible theater
pick up cues
properties (props)
36. The days and nights during the run of a show when a performance is not scheduled
prompt book
dark
proscenium
properties (props)
37. And invitation to an actor to return for a second audition
work lights
Aesthetics
trap
callback
38. Off stage to right and left of the acting area
Aside
wings
teaser
give
39. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition
Antagonist
cold reading
House lights
color blind casting
40. An actors move from one part of the stage to another
levels
cross
motivate
stage manager
41. A sky drop that surrounds the back and sides of the stage
properties (props)
Cyclorama (cyc)
countercross
dimmers
42. Auditions for parts in a play
spotlight
tryouts
critique
House lights
43. To hide an unplanned instance on stage from the audience
cross
Dry tech
cover
focus
44. Lights with beams that can be focused and that are used for specific illumination
prompt book
motivate
spotlight
house
45. Staging with the audience sitting on all sides of the playing area
cross
Arena Theater
Dress the stage
Cyclorama (cyc)
46. All the stage lights going off simultaneously
plot
run
Blackout
timing
47. Throw focus on the important character in a scene
cut
give
batten
properties (props)
48. Keep the stage picture balanced OR decorations used to provide authenticity to the set and fill space
Arena Theater
Dress the stage
base
set piece
49. Waiting for the audiences laughter to stop before continuing dialogue
cross
holding for laughs
Ad-lib
House lights
50. A floodlight with an ellipsoidal reflector - can be hung from battens
scoop
callback
Apron
color blind casting