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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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1. A small movement in the opposite direction to the cross made by another actor
give
take stage
countercross
theme
2. Horizontal pipe suspended over the stage - from which scenery - lights - and curtains are hung
trap
soliloquy
batten
scoop
3. A small movement in the opposite direction to the cross made by another actor
Blackout
floodlights
countercross
cheat
4. Stage crew member who shifts scenery
greenroom
grip (techie)
House lights
work lights
5. Loose weave curtain on battens used for 'visions' and 'flashbacks' etc opaque when lit from the front and transparent when lit from the back
Cyclorama (cyc)
scrim
cheat
cheat
6. Foundation color used for stage make up
callback
base
cross
script
7. 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
floodlights
Apron
soliloquy
strike
8. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience
walk on
Cyclorama (cyc)
Articulation
Backstage
9. Actor Who is able to play a given role in an emergency
topping
cue
understudy
House lights
10. Permanent framed opening through which the audience sees the play
properties (props)
share
Blackout
proscenium
11. Length of stage engagement for a performance
run
Flexible theater
countercross
proscenium
12. Three dimensional scenery piece which stands by itself - such as a rock
stage manager
gesture
set piece
Backstage
13. Words spoken by a character to the audience. The other character supposedly don't hear the speech
fly rail
Aside
callback
base
14. Run through of all the technical aspects without the actors
Dry tech
spotlight
floodlights
set piece
15. Contains script - blocking notations - warnings -crew charts - and other information necessary for producing the play
soliloquy
Cyclorama (cyc)
Articulation
prompt book
16. Auditions for parts in a play
cue
tryouts
take stage
exit
17. To assume a position of equal dramatic importance with another actor
cross
pick up cues
share
strike
18. To give lines and movement at the exact - effective moment
timing
cue
stage directions
protagonist
19. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition
cold reading
Backstage
trap
Open up
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
cue
Aesthetics
understudy
thrust stage
21. The days and nights during the run of a show when a performance is not scheduled
callback
Aesthetics
dark
grip (techie)
22. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines
timing
business
set
Aesthetics
23. White lights used solely for rehearsal. in some theaters the strip lights are used in place of the work lights
mask
blocking
work lights
take stage
24. Auditorium lights used before and after the play and during intermission
Arena Theater
House lights
strike
Ad-lib
25. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied
callback
pantomime
fly rail
Dress the stage
26. Direction for an actor to leave the stage....opposite of :enter'
tryouts
mask
stage directions
exit
27. Seating in the auditorium
run through
house
script
cover
28. Take down set and props after the show's final performance
Dress the stage
house
strike
dimmers
29. A rehearsal where actors run from one technical cue to the next - without dialogue in between. This is done for the technical crew
base
Antagonist
Cue-to-Cue
tryouts
30. Run through of all the technical aspects without the actors
Dry tech
trap
royalty
business
31. Off stage to right and left of the acting area
dimmers
work lights
share
wings
32. To exceed the tempo and pitch of the previous speech
Dry tech
scoop
topping
set
33. Area between the stage and first row of seats
Antagonist
fourth wall
pit (orchestra pit)
scrim
34. A sky drop that surrounds the back and sides of the stage
greenroom
gesture
Cyclorama (cyc)
Antagonist
35. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens
royalty
properties (props)
tryouts
Backdrop
36. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines
dark
soliloquy
set
Geletin (gel)
37. Increase voice or actions so they will carry to the audience
stealing the scene
topping
project
Dry tech
38. Auditions for parts in a play
grip (techie)
Arena Theater
color blind casting
tryouts
39. Horizontal pipe suspended over the stage - from which scenery - lights - and curtains are hung
wings
levels
places
batten
40. Auditorium lights used before and after the play and during intermission
stage directions
House lights
set
holding for laughs
41. Basic idea of the play that gives unity to all elements
theme
Flexible theater
exit
base
42. Properties carried on stage by the actors during the play
spotlight
house
handprops
Dry tech
43. Seating in the auditorium
proscenium
house
stage directions
project
44. Actor's lounge backstage
greenroom
Cyclorama (cyc)
royalty
pick up cues
45. Platforms or a body position of carious heights
properties (props)
levels
Ad-lib
theme
46. Evaluations and suggestions
stealing the scene
critique
floodlights
stealing the scene
47. To exceed the tempo and pitch of the previous speech
pantomime
Aesthetics
scrim
topping
48. Money paid to the author for permission to stage his/her play
Antagonist
handprops
strike
royalty
49. Imaginary wall between stage and audience
Antagonist
Backstage
cover
fourth wall
50. Change scenery
shift
Dry tech
grip (techie)
Ad-lib