Elementary Acting Vocabulary

A Cue can be verbal or physical.

• True
• False

What are the final few rehearsals just before opening night called?  They are acted in full costumes and make-up. 

• Play
• Performance
• Dress Rehearsal
  Dress Rehearsal
• Tech Rehearsal

Improvisation is limited to adding in words and staying in character when an actor forgets his or her lines.

• True
• False

A theatrical work that is funny is called a...

• Tragedy
• Improvisation
• Comedy
• Dialogue

Two or more people working together in a joint effort

• Collaboration
• Monologue
• Convocation
• Projection

What term does this define: "The characteristics of a voice, such as shrill, nasal, raspy, breathy, booming, and so forth."

• Pitch
• Quality
• Tone
• Mood

What is the definition of Blocking?

• Practice sessions in which the actors prepare for a performance
• A detailed script
• The planning and working out of the movements of the actors on stage
• When one actor steps in front of another

Articulation is

• The degree of loudness of a voice
• The characteristics of a voice
• How high or low a voice is
• The clear and precise pronunciation of words

  The area where actors perform is called a

• Rehearsal
• Audience
• Podium
• Stage

Opinions and comments based on standards that may be used for self-evaluation or the evaluation of others is called a

• Synopsis
• Scene
• Epilogue
• Critique