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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. Auditorium lights used before and after the play and during intermission






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






3. Last words or action of one actor that immediately precede another actor's speech OR a signal for light changes - curtains - etc.






4. Last words or action of one actor that immediately precede another actor's speech OR a signal for light changes - curtains - etc.






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






6. Actor's lounge backstage






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






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






9. Platforms or a body position of carious heights






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






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






12. Area between the stage and first row of seats






13. Foundation color used for stage make up






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






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






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






17. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens






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






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






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






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






22. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






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






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






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






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






27. Printed or typewritten copy of the play






28. 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






29. Direction for an actor to leave the stage....opposite of :enter'






30. Main character that opposes the protagonist






31. Imaginary wall between stage and audience






32. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens






33. Direction for an actor to leave the stage....opposite of :enter'






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






35. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






36. Evaluations and suggestions






37. Length of stage engagement for a performance






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






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






46. Lights without lenses used for blending and toning






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






48. All the stage lights going off simultaneously






49. Main character that opposes the protagonist






50. Unit to control the intensity of lights