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






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






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






4. Length of stage engagement for a performance






5. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






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






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






8. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






9. Center attention on OR center light beam on






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






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






12. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue






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






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






15. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






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






17. Foundation color used for stage make up






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






19. Seating in the auditorium






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






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






22. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






23. Painted curtain without folds - hung from battens






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






25. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






26. An actors move from one part of the stage to another






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






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






29. Area between the stage and first row of seats






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






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






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






33. Center attention on OR center light beam on






34. Main character that opposes the protagonist






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






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






42. Directors planned movement for the characters






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






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






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






46. To cover something from audience view






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






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






49. Rehearse scene without interruption






50. Auditions for parts in a play