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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. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occurs






2. How high or low your voice is ______.






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






4. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






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






7. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






9. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occurs






10. 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.






11. How high or low your voice is






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






13. To keep your face and the front of your body visible to the audience as much as possible is called remaining ______.






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. How high or low your voice is






21. 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.






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






23. To speak or to act without a script






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






25. How loud or soft your voice is.






26. What is diaphragmatic breathing






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






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






29. Whether your voice is shrill - nasal - raspy - breathy - booming etc_____.






30. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






31. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






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






33. 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






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






35. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






37. When was storytelling originated?






38. What is good posture?






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






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






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






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






43. Your customary way of holding your body






44. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






46. Intended point of interest onstage






47. 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 _________.






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






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






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