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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. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






2. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






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






4. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






5. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






6. Evaluations and suggestions






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






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






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






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






11. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens






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






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






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






15. One who can memorize a part rapidly






16. 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






17. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






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






19. Actor's lounge backstage






20. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






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






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






23. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue






24. Directors planned movement for the characters






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






26. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






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






28. Lights without lenses used for blending and toning






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






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






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






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






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






34. Change scenery






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






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






37. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue






38. Seating in the auditorium






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






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






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






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






43. Waiting for the audiences laughter to stop before continuing dialogue






44. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






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






46. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






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






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






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






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