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






2. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






3. To cover something from audience view






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






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






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






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






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






9. Platforms or a body position of carious heights






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






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






12. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






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






14. Throw focus on the important character in a scene






15. Actor's lounge backstage






16. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue






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






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






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






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






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






28. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






29. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. To play toward the audience






38. A sky drop that surrounds the back and sides of the stage






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






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






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






42. When the actor loses concentration while performing and is not in character






43. 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






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






45. Overhead curtain to mask the first border of lights and to regulate the height of the proscenium opening






46. To assume a position of equal dramatic importance with another actor






47. To cover something from audience view






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






49. Actor Who is able to play a given role in an emergency






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