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






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






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






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






5. To hide an unplanned instance on stage from the audience






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






7. Length of stage engagement for a performance






8. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens






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






10. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






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






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






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






14. To hide an unplanned instance on stage from the audience






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






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






17. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue






18. Unit to control the intensity of lights






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






20. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






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






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






23. A part where the actor walks on and off the stage without having any line to say






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. To cover something from audience view






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






37. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






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






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






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






41. One who can memorize a part rapidly






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






43. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






44. A part where the actor walks on and off the stage without having any line to say






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






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






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






48. Set furnishings - including furniture - pictures - ornaments - drapes etc






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






50. To play toward the audience