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Actors Workshop Vocab
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Subject
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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
soliloquy
work lights
Dress the stage
theme
2. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition
Cyclorama (cyc)
Blackout
cold reading
take stage
3. And invitation to an actor to return for a second audition
work lights
Open up
callback
set piece
4. Stage crew member who shifts scenery
exit
break character
Aesthetics
grip (techie)
5. Foundation color used for stage make up
cross
base
pit (orchestra pit)
Aside
6. Waiting for the audiences laughter to stop before continuing dialogue
dark
color blind casting
holding for laughs
theme
7. To assume a position of equal dramatic importance with another actor
share
Ad-lib
places
give
8. Slanted floor - allowing each row of the audience to see over the heads of those in front
quick study
understudy
strike
raked house
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
thrust stage
cue
soliloquy
Aesthetics
10. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied
dark
Backdrop
fly rail
critique
11. Detailed bits of action such as knitting - setting the table - etc. as distinguished from broad stage movement
run
pantomime
business
scoop
12. Loose weave curtain on battens used for 'visions' and 'flashbacks' etc opaque when lit from the front and transparent when lit from the back
give
scrim
theme
strike
13. Three dimensional scenery piece which stands by itself - such as a rock
run
teaser
theme
set piece
14. Warning for actors to assume their position on stage for the beginning of the scene
grip (techie)
Flexible theater
take stage
places
15. 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
house
handprops
Aesthetics
Flat
16. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights
Geletin (gel)
break character
run through
project
17. Stage crew member who shifts scenery
script
grip (techie)
mask
shift
18. Keep the stage picture balanced OR decorations used to provide authenticity to the set and fill space
callback
Dress the stage
House lights
pit (orchestra pit)
19. Actor's lounge backstage
stage directions
greenroom
exit
House lights
20. Printed or typewritten copy of the play
script
cross
protagonist
Dry tech
21. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines
pit (orchestra pit)
Flexible theater
set
cue
22. Movement of separate parts of the body - such as waving an arm or shrugging a shoulder
gesture
Ad-lib
Open up
prompt book
23. Overhead curtain to mask the first border of lights and to regulate the height of the proscenium opening
base
stealing the scene
Fresnel
teaser
24. Sequence of events in a play OR production plan of backstage items such as a light plot or costume plot
share
dimmers
plot
topping
25. To quickly begin a speech without allowing a pause between the first words of the speech and the cue.
Dress the stage
Ad-lib
pick up cues
fly rail
26. Main character that opposes the protagonist
walk on
cue
cross
Antagonist
27. Properties carried on stage by the actors during the play
Aesthetics
Blackout
handprops
fly rail
28. The director's technical liaison backstage during rehearsals and performances
trap
royalty
stage manager
protagonist
29. All the stage lights going off simultaneously
Antagonist
raked house
Blackout
scrim
30. Detailed bits of action such as knitting - setting the table - etc. as distinguished from broad stage movement
holding for laughs
theme
exit
business
31. A floodlight with an ellipsoidal reflector - can be hung from battens
critique
scoop
script
cross
32. Basic idea of the play that gives unity to all elements
base
prompt book
scrim
theme
33. Unit to control the intensity of lights
prompt book
dimmers
tryouts
prompt book
34. Length of stage engagement for a performance
gesture
run
greenroom
royalty
35. A combination of the proscenium and arena stages - with the audience sitting on two or three sides of the acting area
thrust stage
Aesthetics
Dry tech
places
36. Words spoken by a character to the audience. The other character supposedly don't hear the speech
cold reading
Aside
Dress the stage
run
37. Last words or action of one actor that immediately precede another actor's speech OR a signal for light changes - curtains - etc.
cue
Blackout
Dress the stage
project
38. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens
Backdrop
properties (props)
focus
spotlight
39. To create dialogue or movement off the top of your head - without a script
business
share
tryouts
Ad-lib
40. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition
cold reading
stage manager
quick study
thrust stage
41. A sky drop that surrounds the back and sides of the stage
give
pantomime
Cyclorama (cyc)
Antagonist
42. Take down set and props after the show's final performance
Aesthetics
strike
Blackout
dimmers
43. Imaginary wall between stage and audience
protagonist
fourth wall
theme
Dress the stage
44. To hide an unplanned instance on stage from the audience
cut
cover
pantomime
run
45. The days and nights during the run of a show when a performance is not scheduled
Articulation
raked house
Arena Theater
dark
46. Directors planned movement for the characters
Articulation
dimmers
blocking
topping
47. To hide an unplanned instance on stage from the audience
motivate
stage directions
House lights
cover
48. 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
soliloquy
spotlight
batten
Antagonist
49. A combination of the proscenium and arena stages - with the audience sitting on two or three sides of the acting area
quick study
thrust stage
Dry tech
Open up
50. Run through of all the technical aspects without the actors
business
Dry tech
Dress the stage
Articulation