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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. One who can memorize a part rapidly






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






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






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






5. Center attention on OR center light beam on






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






7. To play toward the audience






8. Bar to which rigging and ropes are tied






9. To play toward the audience






10. Directors planned movement for the characters






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






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






13. Lights without lenses used for blending and toning






14. Actor's lounge backstage






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






16. Deleten OR a command to stop action and dialogue






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Change scenery






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






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






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






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






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






29. Foundation color used for stage make up






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






31. Foundation color used for stage make up






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






33. Imaginary wall between stage and audience






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






35. Printed or typewritten copy of the play






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






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






38. Main character that opposes the protagonist






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






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






41. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






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






43. Transparent colored medium used in front of stage lights






44. Rehearse scene without interruption






45. Printed or typewritten copy of the play






46. The clear and precise pronunciation of words






47. Platforms or a body position of carious heights






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






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






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