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Freshman Acting

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. 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






2. What is good posture?






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






4. 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 _________.






5. How high or low your voice is ______.






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






7. To speak or to act without a script






8. 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






9. Vowels are formed by _____ which are the _____ -____ -_____ and the ______






10. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occurs are called _______.






11. What is diaphragmatic breathing






12. What is good posture?






13. __________ are the parts of the body that create vowel sounds.






14. Improvisation requires _____ ______ and the ability to use past personal experiences.






15. As you explore how your body moves - you will discover it's ______ and it's _______.






16. 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






17. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






18. What is good posture?






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






20. In improvisation you must create _____ and ______ immediately and without preparation.






21. 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.






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






23. To make your voice fill the performance space.






24. Vowels are formed by ________ which are the _______ - _____ - _--__ - and the ______.






25. What is diaphragmatic breathing






26. ____________ is your memory of sights - sounds - smells - tastes - and textures.






27. The text of the play.






28. What are the three elements of storytelling?


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






30. 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 _______.






31. Consonants are formed by ______ which are the ____ - ____ - _____ - ____ and the _________.






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






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






34. The text of the play is the _____.






35. an expressive movement of the body or limbs is a ______.






36. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






37. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






38. When was storytelling originated?






39. ______ is acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






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






41. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called....






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






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






44. To develop self awareness - you will need to ________ yourself from the outside and refelct upon yourself from the inside.






45. How high or low your voice is






46. Vowels are formed by _____ which are the _____ -____ -_____ and the ______






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






48. ______ is auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition.






49. another way to use improvisation is in _____ _____.






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