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






2. Actor's lounge backstage






3. To capture audience attention legitimate as opposed to gove or share






4. Area between the stage and first row of seats






5. To cover something from audience view






6. Off stage to right and left of the acting area






7. Rehearse scene without interruption






8. Imaginary wall between stage and audience






9. Horizontal pipe suspended over the stage - from which scenery - lights - and curtains are hung






10. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






11. Change scenery






12. Waiting for the audiences laughter to stop before continuing dialogue






13. Basic idea of the play that gives unity to all elements






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






15. Lights without lenses used for blending and toning






16. To play toward the audience






17. Seating in the auditorium






18. Waiting for the audiences laughter to stop before continuing dialogue






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






20. Actor's lounge backstage






21. Directors planned movement for the characters






22. Indications to the director and actors about carious aspects of the play - including information on characters - how a play should proceed - how a play should look - and the mood or effects of a play






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Change scenery






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






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






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






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






35. Take down set and props after the show's final performance






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






37. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






38. Take down set and props after the show's final performance






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






40. Warning for actors to assume their position on stage for the beginning of the scene






41. Directors planned movement for the characters






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






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






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






45. Center attention on OR center light beam on






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






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






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






49. 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






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