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Actors Workshop Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Center attention on OR center light beam on






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






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






4. Main character that opposes the protagonist






5. Directors planned movement for the characters






6. All the stage lights going off simultaneously






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






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






9. Platforms or a body position of carious heights






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






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






12. To cover something from audience view






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






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






15. Auditions for parts in a play






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






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






18. 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






19. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






20. All the stage lights going off simultaneously






21. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens






22. One who can memorize a part rapidly






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






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






25. To play toward the audience






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






27. Length of stage engagement for a performance






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






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






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






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






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






34. Platforms or a body position of carious heights






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






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






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






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






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






40. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. An actors move from one part of the stage to another






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






50. Unit to control the intensity of lights







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