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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Lights without lenses used for blending and toning






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Seating in the auditorium






8. Platforms or a body position of carious heights






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






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






11. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue






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






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






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






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






16. One who can memorize a part rapidly






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






18. Seating in the auditorium






19. To cover something from audience view






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






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






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






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






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






25. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






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






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






28. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






29. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






30. Change scenery






31. To play toward the audience while seemingly conversing with the others on stage






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






33. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






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






35. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






36. Length of stage engagement for a performance






37. Center attention on OR center light beam on






38. Printed or typewritten copy of the play






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






40. 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






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






42. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






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






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






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






46. Unit to control the intensity of lights






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






48. Evaluations and suggestions






49. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






50. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue