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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. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






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






3. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Directors planned movement for the characters






13. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






14. Auditions for parts in a play






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






16. To play toward the audience






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






18. 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






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






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






21. All the stage lights going off simultaneously






22. A small movement in the opposite direction to the cross made by another actor






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Length of stage engagement for a performance






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






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






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






34. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






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






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






37. Area between the stage and first row of seats






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






39. Words spoken by a character to the audience. The other character supposedly don't hear the speech






40. Imaginary wall between stage and audience






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






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






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






44. Actor's lounge backstage






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






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






47. Unit to control the intensity of lights






48. Seating in the auditorium






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






50. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery