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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. Length of stage engagement for a performance






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






3. To cover something from audience view






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






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






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






7. Lights without lenses used for blending and toning






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






9. 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






10. To play toward the audience






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






12. Change scenery






13. Rehearse scene without interruption






14. Unit to control the intensity of lights






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






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






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






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






19. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






20. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






21. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






22. Directors planned movement for the characters






23. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






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






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






26. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens






27. Auditions for parts in a play






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






29. Length of stage engagement for a performance






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






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






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






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






34. To cover something from audience view






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






36. Foundation color used for stage make up






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






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






39. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






40. Unit to control the intensity of lights






41. Printed or typewritten copy of the play






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






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






44. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






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






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






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






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






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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