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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. Directors planned movement for the characters






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






3. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






4. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






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






6. Length of stage engagement for a performance






7. All the stage lights going off simultaneously






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






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






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






11. To exceed the tempo and pitch of the previous speech






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






13. Center attention on OR center light beam on






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






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






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






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






18. Printed or typewritten copy of the play






19. Auditions for parts in a play






20. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






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






22. Throw focus on the important character in a scene






23. To assume a position of equal dramatic importance with another actor






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






25. Actor's lounge backstage






26. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






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






28. Run through of all the technical aspects without the actors






29. Last words or action of one actor that immediately precede another actor's speech OR a signal for light changes - curtains - etc.






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






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






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






33. Center attention on OR center light beam on






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






35. Auditions for parts in a play






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






37. To assume a position of equal dramatic importance with another actor






38. To exceed the tempo and pitch of the previous speech






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






40. Main character that opposes the protagonist






41. Basic idea of the play that gives unity to all elements






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






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






44. Run through of all the technical aspects without the actors






45. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






46. An actors move from one part of the stage to another






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






48. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






49. Rehearse scene without interruption






50. Opening in the stage floor that permits the actors to enter from beneath the floor or to exit beneath it