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Actors Workshop Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Change scenery






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






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






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






5. Permanent framed opening through which the audience sees the play






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






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






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






9. Platforms or a body position of carious heights






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






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






12. Rehearse scene without interruption






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






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






15. Auditions for parts in a play






16. Area between the stage and first row of seats






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






18. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






19. Main character that opposes the protagonist






20. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






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






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






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






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






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






26. Length of stage engagement for a performance






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






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






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






30. Seating in the auditorium






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






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






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






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






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






36. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






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






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






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






40. Foundation color used for stage make up






41. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






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






43. Unit to control the intensity of lights






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






45. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






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






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






48. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






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






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







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