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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. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






2. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






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






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






5. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






6. 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






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






8. Foundation color used for stage make up






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






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






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






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






13. When the actor loses concentration while performing and is not in character






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






15. Take down set and props after the show's final performance






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






17. Seating in the auditorium






18. Keep the stage picture balanced OR decorations used to provide authenticity to the set and fill space






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






20. Rehearse scene without interruption






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






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






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






24. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






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






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






27. Three dimensional scenery piece which stands by itself - such as a rock






28. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






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. All the stage lights going off simultaneously






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






32. Center attention on OR center light beam on






33. Directors planned movement for the characters






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






35. Actor's lounge backstage






36. Actor's lounge backstage






37. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






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






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






40. To play toward the audience






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






42. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






43. Unit to control the intensity of lights






44. Throw focus on the important character in a scene






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






46. A combination of the proscenium and arena stages - with the audience sitting on two or three sides of the acting area






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






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






49. Throw focus on the important character in a scene






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