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Actors Workshop Vocab
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1. Overhead curtain to mask the first border of lights and to regulate the height of the proscenium opening
teaser
business
timing
grip (techie)
2. A part where the actor walks on and off the stage without having any line to say
soliloquy
base
walk on
mask
3. One who can memorize a part rapidly
Backdrop
cut
floodlights
quick study
4. Main character that opposes the protagonist
Antagonist
greenroom
cold reading
greenroom
5. Foundation color used for stage make up
holding for laughs
teaser
Backdrop
base
6. Properties carried on stage by the actors during the play
stealing the scene
proscenium
handprops
strike
7. A floodlight with an ellipsoidal reflector - can be hung from battens
dark
Flexible theater
scoop
thrust stage
8. All the stage lights going off simultaneously
gesture
house
Blackout
batten
9. Warning for actors to assume their position on stage for the beginning of the scene
color blind casting
places
set piece
Antagonist
10. Directors planned movement for the characters
spotlight
timing
blocking
Backstage
11. When the actor loses concentration while performing and is not in character
shift
theme
base
break character
12. Foundation color used for stage make up
base
cue
Flexible theater
handprops
13. Keep the stage picture balanced OR decorations used to provide authenticity to the set and fill space
stage manager
Dress the stage
business
floodlights
14. 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
countercross
give
Aesthetics
take stage
15. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery
Flat
Ad-lib
prompt book
understudy
16. Main character with whom the audience's empathy lies
grip (techie)
Backstage
protagonist
raked house
17. Actor's lounge backstage
greenroom
walk on
run
Ad-lib
18. Slanted floor - allowing each row of the audience to see over the heads of those in front
raked house
teaser
Aside
Flat
19. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point
run through
grip (techie)
Fresnel
stealing the scene
20. To have a specific reason for saying or doing something - to show character;s desires through voice and movement
base
motivate
Aesthetics
tryouts
21. Center attention on OR center light beam on
timing
soliloquy
run through
focus
22. To exceed the tempo and pitch of the previous speech
house
cue
topping
Articulation
23. To hide an unplanned instance on stage from the audience
critique
stage manager
teaser
cover
24. A small movement in the opposite direction to the cross made by another actor
levels
countercross
gesture
Backdrop
25. Length of stage engagement for a performance
pick up cues
run
Flat
run through
26. Evaluations and suggestions
greenroom
grip (techie)
critique
batten
27. Horizontal pipe suspended over the stage - from which scenery - lights - and curtains are hung
Cue-to-Cue
theme
cold reading
batten
28. Auditions for parts in a play
timing
Geletin (gel)
theme
tryouts
29. Three dimensional scenery piece which stands by itself - such as a rock
stage manager
batten
set piece
take stage
30. 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
Aesthetics
scoop
motivate
cover
31. Increase voice or actions so they will carry to the audience
tryouts
mask
give
project
32. The director's technical liaison backstage during rehearsals and performances
stage manager
set
dimmers
Aside
33. To hide an unplanned instance on stage from the audience
Backstage
cover
dark
Apron
34. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied
raked house
Flat
walk on
fly rail
35. Spot light with a fresnel lens that throws an efficient and soft beam...Jung from the teaser batten to light upstage areas
callback
base
Fresnel
Geletin (gel)
36. Loose weave curtain on battens used for 'visions' and 'flashbacks' etc opaque when lit from the front and transparent when lit from the back
color blind casting
shift
walk on
scrim
37. Movement of separate parts of the body - such as waving an arm or shrugging a shoulder
timing
Arena Theater
gesture
theme
38. A rehearsal where actors run from one technical cue to the next - without dialogue in between. This is done for the technical crew
share
cheat
scoop
Cue-to-Cue
39. Change scenery
shift
focus
fly rail
Dress the stage
40. Throw focus on the important character in a scene
greenroom
give
work lights
Blackout
41. To create dialogue or movement off the top of your head - without a script
Ad-lib
grip (techie)
set piece
scrim
42. Money paid to the author for permission to stage his/her play
royalty
holding for laughs
cue
spotlight
43. Printed or typewritten copy of the play
stealing the scene
script
cross
stealing the scene
44. A sky drop that surrounds the back and sides of the stage
Cyclorama (cyc)
Geletin (gel)
theme
Blackout
45. The days and nights during the run of a show when a performance is not scheduled
base
work lights
Fresnel
dark
46. Horizontal pipe suspended over the stage - from which scenery - lights - and curtains are hung
batten
greenroom
plot
Aside
47. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights
batten
focus
Geletin (gel)
base
48. Imaginary wall between stage and audience
Cyclorama (cyc)
fourth wall
holding for laughs
quick study
49. To cover something from audience view
mask
royalty
plot
cold reading
50. 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
scoop
project
quick study
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