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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. Area between the stage and first row of seats






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






3. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






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






5. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






6. Main character that opposes the protagonist






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






8. And invitation to an actor to return for a second audition






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






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






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






12. Platforms or a body position of carious heights






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






14. Evaluations and suggestions






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






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






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






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






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






20. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens






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






22. Throw focus on the important character in a scene






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






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






25. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue






26. Direction for an actor to leave the stage....opposite of :enter'






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






28. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






29. Main character that opposes the protagonist






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






31. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






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






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






39. To cover something from audience view






40. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






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






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






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






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






45. Directors planned movement for the characters






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






47. Length of stage engagement for a performance






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






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






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