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Actors Workshop Vocab

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. To give lines and movement at the exact - effective moment






2. Spot light with a fresnel lens that throws an efficient and soft beam...Jung from the teaser batten to light upstage areas






3. Platforms or a body position of carious heights






4. Center attention on OR center light beam on






5. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






6. Directors planned movement for the characters






7. Money paid to the author for permission to stage his/her play






8. Permanent framed opening through which the audience sees the play






9. Movement of separate parts of the body - such as waving an arm or shrugging a shoulder






10. A floodlight with an ellipsoidal reflector - can be hung from battens






11. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






12. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition






13. White lights used solely for rehearsal. in some theaters the strip lights are used in place of the work lights






14. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue






15. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






16. To give lines and movement at the exact - effective moment






17. Auditorium lights used before and after the play and during intermission






18. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






19. 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






20. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






21. Set furnishings - including furniture - pictures - ornaments - drapes etc






22. Actor Who is able to play a given role in an emergency






23. To create dialogue or movement off the top of your head - without a script






24. A rehearsal where actors run from one technical cue to the next - without dialogue in between. This is done for the technical crew






25. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






26. Warning for actors to assume their position on stage for the beginning of the scene






27. Horizontal pipe suspended over the stage - from which scenery - lights - and curtains are hung






28. Direction for an actor to leave the stage....opposite of :enter'






29. 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






30. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






31. 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






32. Properties carried on stage by the actors during the play






33. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






34. Section of the stage floor between the footlights and the curtain






35. To create dialogue or movement off the top of your head - without a script






36. 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






37. And invitation to an actor to return for a second audition






38. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






39. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






40. To capture audience attention legitimate as opposed to gove or share






41. To quickly begin a speech without allowing a pause between the first words of the speech and the cue.






42. Lights with beams that can be focused and that are used for specific illumination






43. Properties carried on stage by the actors during the play






44. Directors planned movement for the characters






45. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






46. Seating in the auditorium






47. Area between the stage and first row of seats






48. The director's technical liaison backstage during rehearsals and performances






49. Auditorium lights used before and after the play and during intermission






50. Contains script - blocking notations - warnings -crew charts - and other information necessary for producing the play