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






2. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






3. Foundation color used for stage make up






4. Center attention on OR center light beam on






5. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






6. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






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






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






9. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






10. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






11. 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






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






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






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






15. To play toward the audience






16. 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






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






18. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






19. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






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






21. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens






22. All the stage lights going off simultaneously






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






24. Unit to control the intensity of lights






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






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






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






28. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue






29. Main character that opposes the protagonist






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






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






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






33. Evaluations and suggestions






34. Main character that opposes the protagonist






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






36. Evaluations and suggestions






37. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






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






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






40. To create dialogue or movement off the top of your head - without a script






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






42. Casting witout regard to race or ethnicity of the characters or actors






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






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






45. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






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






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






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






49. 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






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