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Actors Workshop Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Opening in the stage floor that permits the actors to enter from beneath the floor or to exit beneath it






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






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






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






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






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






7. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






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






9. Imaginary wall between stage and audience






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






11. Auditions for parts in a play






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






13. Center attention on OR center light beam on






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






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






16. Actor's lounge backstage






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






18. To play toward the audience






19. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






20. 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






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






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






23. Seating in the auditorium






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. To cover something from audience view






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






27. Scenery OR establish definite movements and lines






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






29. Stage crew member who shifts scenery






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






31. Actor's lounge backstage






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






33. 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






34. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






35. To cover something from audience view






36. To play toward the audience






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






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






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






45. Rehearse scene without interruption






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






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






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






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






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







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