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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. To hide an unplanned instance on stage from the audience






2. Main character that opposes the protagonist






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






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






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






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






7. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






15. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






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






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






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






19. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






20. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






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






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






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






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






25. Change scenery






26. To cover something from audience view






27. Rehearse scene without interruption






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






29. Lights without lenses used for blending and toning






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






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






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






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






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






35. One who can memorize a part rapidly






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






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






39. Unit to control the intensity of lights






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Printed or typewritten copy of the play






45. Detailed bits of action such as knitting - setting the table - etc. as distinguished from broad stage movement






46. Foundation color used for stage make up






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






48. 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






49. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






50. Imaginary wall between stage and audience