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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. Spot light with a fresnel lens that throws an efficient and soft beam...Jung from the teaser batten to light upstage areas






2. Area behind scenery not visible to the audience






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






4. Rehearse scene without interruption






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Rehearse scene without interruption






10. The director's technical liaison backstage during rehearsals and performances






11. Foundation color used for stage make up






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






13. Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point






14. Seating in the auditorium






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






16. Main character that opposes the protagonist






17. To cover something from audience view






18. All the stage lights going off simultaneously






19. Bodily movement and expression without dialogue






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






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






22. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






23. Platforms or a body position of carious heights






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Main character that opposes the protagonist






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






35. Usually canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery






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






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






38. Change scenery






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






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






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






42. One who can memorize a part rapidly






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






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






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






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






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






48. Imaginary wall between stage and audience






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






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