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






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






3. Foundation color used for stage make up






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






5. Casting witout regard to race or ethnicity of the characters or actors






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






7. Keep the stage picture balanced OR decorations used to provide authenticity to the set and fill space






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






9. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






10. Area between the stage and first row of seats






11. Platforms or a body position of carious heights






12. Imaginary wall between stage and audience






13. Contains script - blocking notations - warnings -crew charts - and other information necessary for producing the play






14. To cover something from audience view






15. Keep the stage picture balanced OR decorations used to provide authenticity to the set and fill space






16. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






17. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens






18. All the stage lights going off simultaneously






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






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






21. 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






22. Seating in the auditorium






23. Lights with beams that can be focused and that are used for specific illumination






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






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






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






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






28. Main character with whom the audience's empathy lies






29. 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






30. Area between the stage and first row of seats






31. Auditions for parts in a play






32. All the stage lights going off simultaneously






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






34. Directors planned movement for the characters






35. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






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






37. To have a specific reason for saying or doing something - to show character;s desires through voice and movement






38. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






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






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






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






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






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






44. Unit to control the intensity of lights






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






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






47. Main character with whom the audience's empathy lies






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






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






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