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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. Change scenery






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






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






12. Unit to control the intensity of lights






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






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






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






16. Evaluations and suggestions






17. To cover something from audience view






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






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






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






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






22. Imaginary wall between stage and audience






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






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






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






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






27. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






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






29. Increase voice or actions so they will carry to the audience






30. All the stage lights going off simultaneously






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






32. Actor's lounge backstage






33. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






34. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






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






36. To cover something from audience view






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






38. 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






39. Seating in the auditorium






40. 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






41. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






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






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






44. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens






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






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






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






48. To play toward the audience






49. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






50. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience