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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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1. Lights without lenses used for blending and toning






2. Directors planned movement for the characters






3. Lights without lenses used for blending and toning






4. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






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






6. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






7. Main character with whom the audience's empathy lies






8. Sequence of events in a play OR production plan of backstage items such as a light plot or costume plot






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






10. Main character that opposes the protagonist






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






12. Words spoken by a character to the audience. The other character supposedly don't hear the speech






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






14. Actor's lounge backstage






15. The days and nights during the run of a show when a performance is not scheduled






16. Auditions for parts in a play






17. Loose weave curtain on battens used for 'visions' and 'flashbacks' etc opaque when lit from the front and transparent when lit from the back






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. The days and nights during the run of a show when a performance is not scheduled






23. Change scenery






24. 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






25. Overhead curtain to mask the first border of lights and to regulate the height of the proscenium opening






26. Slanted floor - allowing each row of the audience to see over the heads of those in front






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






28. Evaluations and suggestions






29. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






30. Area between the stage and first row of seats






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






32. Imaginary wall between stage and audience






33. Seats can be arranged for proscenium - arena - or thrust staging






34. Center attention on OR center light beam on






35. A small movement in the opposite direction to the cross made by another actor






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






37. Off stage to right and left of the acting area






38. One who can memorize a part rapidly






39. Staging with the audience sitting on all sides of the playing area






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






41. Seats can be arranged for proscenium - arena - or thrust staging






42. Rehearse scene without interruption






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






44. A small movement in the opposite direction to the cross made by another actor






45. To play toward the audience while seemingly conversing with the others on stage






46. To hide an unplanned instance on stage from the audience






47. Directors planned movement for the characters






48. To have a specific reason for saying or doing something - to show character;s desires through voice and movement






49. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






50. A sky drop that surrounds the back and sides of the stage







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