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Actors Workshop Vocab
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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. A part where the actor walks on and off the stage without having any line to say
callback
Backstage
walk on
blocking
2. Foundation color used for stage make up
base
protagonist
properties (props)
mask
3. White lights used solely for rehearsal. in some theaters the strip lights are used in place of the work lights
work lights
break character
script
Cue-to-Cue
4. A combination of the proscenium and arena stages - with the audience sitting on two or three sides of the acting area
break character
set piece
thrust stage
project
5. And invitation to an actor to return for a second audition
Ad-lib
trap
cross
callback
6. Spot light with a fresnel lens that throws an efficient and soft beam...Jung from the teaser batten to light upstage areas
Fresnel
cheat
floodlights
greenroom
7. Printed or typewritten copy of the play
Geletin (gel)
mask
script
dimmers
8. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied
fly rail
dimmers
exit
cue
9. Long speech given by a character when they are alone on stage to show their thoughts or to explain the plot; used frequently by Shakespeare
cut
cue
run
soliloquy
10. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point
levels
stealing the scene
color blind casting
run
11. And invitation to an actor to return for a second audition
spotlight
stealing the scene
Antagonist
callback
12. A sky drop that surrounds the back and sides of the stage
Cyclorama (cyc)
walk on
grip (techie)
scoop
13. Evaluations and suggestions
theme
critique
take stage
Articulation
14. A sky drop that surrounds the back and sides of the stage
focus
cross
Cyclorama (cyc)
color blind casting
15. Main character with whom the audience's empathy lies
protagonist
levels
cheat
cue
16. Overhead curtain to mask the first border of lights and to regulate the height of the proscenium opening
give
blocking
walk on
teaser
17. Indications to the director and actors about carious aspects of the play - including information on characters - how a play should proceed - how a play should look - and the mood or effects of a play
stage directions
critique
cross
Aside
18. To play toward the audience while seemingly conversing with the others on stage
Blackout
exit
raked house
cheat
19. Unit to control the intensity of lights
teaser
dimmers
pit (orchestra pit)
fourth wall
20. A part where the actor walks on and off the stage without having any line to say
critique
walk on
run through
Flexible theater
21. Contains script - blocking notations - warnings -crew charts - and other information necessary for producing the play
thrust stage
base
Aside
prompt book
22. Increase voice or actions so they will carry to the audience
dimmers
project
thrust stage
exit
23. Lights without lenses used for blending and toning
levels
critique
house
floodlights
24. When the actor loses concentration while performing and is not in character
run through
Flat
break character
tryouts
25. A floodlight with an ellipsoidal reflector - can be hung from battens
share
scoop
run through
Arena Theater
26. A rehearsal where actors run from one technical cue to the next - without dialogue in between. This is done for the technical crew
focus
cross
Cue-to-Cue
Geletin (gel)
27. Section of the stage floor between the footlights and the curtain
protagonist
house
Apron
cue
28. To have a specific reason for saying or doing something - to show character;s desires through voice and movement
levels
Blackout
stealing the scene
motivate
29. Platforms or a body position of carious heights
theme
wings
levels
Dress the stage
30. Direction for an actor to leave the stage....opposite of :enter'
take stage
business
places
exit
31. Main character that opposes the protagonist
floodlights
Antagonist
batten
run
32. Words spoken by a character to the audience. The other character supposedly don't hear the speech
Aside
base
run
Arena Theater
33. An actors move from one part of the stage to another
fourth wall
cross
Flat
royalty
34. To assume a position of equal dramatic importance with another actor
shift
share
pantomime
House lights
35. An actors move from one part of the stage to another
house
cross
break character
fly rail
36. Direction for an actor to leave the stage....opposite of :enter'
script
cross
exit
wings
37. To create dialogue or movement off the top of your head - without a script
work lights
Geletin (gel)
cut
Ad-lib
38. A floodlight with an ellipsoidal reflector - can be hung from battens
Cue-to-Cue
business
Flexible theater
scoop
39. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience
cue
project
Backstage
set piece
40. To have a specific reason for saying or doing something - to show character;s desires through voice and movement
motivate
stage manager
run through
understudy
41. Change scenery
shift
topping
Ad-lib
grip (techie)
42. Lights with beams that can be focused and that are used for specific illumination
spotlight
focus
stage manager
project
43. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied
give
Cyclorama (cyc)
fly rail
soliloquy
44. Length of stage engagement for a performance
Fresnel
scoop
strike
run
45. One who can memorize a part rapidly
motivate
greenroom
take stage
quick study
46. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines
set
batten
dark
mask
47. Keep the stage picture balanced OR decorations used to provide authenticity to the set and fill space
scoop
scrim
run through
Dress the stage
48. Opening in the stage floor that permits the actors to enter from beneath the floor or to exit beneath it
trap
protagonist
batten
share
49. Properties carried on stage by the actors during the play
levels
batten
handprops
Arena Theater
50. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights
Backstage
plot
Geletin (gel)
pit (orchestra pit)