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Freshman Acting

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. For successful stage pantomime you must use your _____ and _______ to communicate your reactions - both _____ and _______ to characters - events - objects - and environments.






2. The parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






3. ______ is a position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's position.






4. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






5. ______ is to speak or to act without a script.






6. What is good posture?






7. How loud or soft your voice is.






8. ______ is to make your voice fill the performance space.






9. What are the three jobs your voice must do during a performance?


10. For successful stage pantomime you must use your _____ and _______ to communicate your reactions - both _____ and _______ to characters - events - objects - and environments.






11. To speak or to act without a script






12. To speak or to act without a script






13. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






14. Through your interactions - you will begin to develop a working - tursting relationships wand to learn what it takes to be a part of an ______ - a group whose individuals function together to create a whole.






15. Consonants are formed by _____ which are the ___ -____ -____ -____ and the _______.






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






17. Intended point of interest onstage






18. When was storytelling originated?






19. To make your voice fill the performance space.






20. Information This is implied but not stated directly by a character; thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same meaning as the spoken words is _______.






21. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






22. In improvisation you must create _____ and _____ immediately and without preparation.






23. To move from one place onstage is another is called_____.






24. A quality caused by vibration that enriches the vocal tone is _______.






25. How high or low your voice is ______.






26. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






27. When was storytelling originated?






28. What is diaphragmatic breathing






29. The parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






30. _______ is your customary way of holding your body.






31. Information that is implied but not stated directly by a character; thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same meaning as the spoken words






32. What are the three types of movement covered in pantomime?






33. To keep your face and the front of your body visible to the audience as much as possible.






34. A position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's body position.






35. In improvisation you must also pay close _____ to what your fellow actors are saying and doing so you can ____ accordingly. ____ _____ is also vital for improvisation






36. Using a variety in your voice to express your changing thoughts and emotions is called ______.






37. The text of the play is the _____.






38. _______ are the parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






39. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called ___________.






40. What are the three jobs your voice must do during a performance?


41. To stand upstage of another actor on a proscenium stage - forming the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the upstage actor; stealing focus of a scene is called _________.






42. What are the two types of movement covered in pantomime?






43. A major difference between the traditions of storytelling and theatre is that storytellers generally _____ a story - punctuation it with the imitation of character voices and gestures - while actors generally ____ a show - supply explanation when nec






44. Improvisation requires _____ -____ and the ability to use past experiences.






45. In improvisation you must create _____ and _____ immediately and without preparation.






46. _______ is your customary way of holding your body.






47. To move from one place onstage to another.






48. The parts of the body that create vowel sounds.






49. A major difference between the traditions of storytelling and theatre is that storytellers generally _____ a story - punctuation it with the imitation of character voices and gestures - while actors generally ____ a show - supply explanation when nec






50. When you understand the _____ and ______ between you and the character you will be portraying - those _______ and ______ can be accentuated by your body and your voice.