Dr. Rogers' Theatre Arts 6-8 Final Exam

  Stage Directions/ Blocking: Explain What is ¾ cheating out means?

• back facing the audience

• both feet facing your partner on stage

• one foot towards the audince and other foot towards your partner

• using a cheat sheet to memorize your lines

Blocking: What is the first rule when going on stage to perform?

• always smile and lower your voice

• Never put your back towards the audience

• never stand upstage

• always block the antagonist

When a director yells “cut,” explain what it means?

• To Continue

• You're fired

• To slow down

• To Stop

Explain “extras” in a scene?

• People doing too much

• People acting in the background

• People not getting paid or a grade.

• Main Actors in a scene

What does "upstaging" mean?

• When you walk upstage

• When you force another actor to turn their back or shine brighter than others on stage

• When you force another actor off stage

• When you die on stage because you forgot your lines

  What is a dialogue or duologue?

• One actor dies onstage

• Two actors die on stage

• Three Actors talk on stage

• Two actors interact in a scene

What is "dead air" on camera or on stage?

• no sound at all

• when actors die

• when an actor sings off key

• too much sound

What or Who is an "understudy"?

• When you forget to study

• When a person learns another actor's lines

• When an actor steals a role

• When you study to past a test

Acting on stage you should...

• Project your voice and know your cue

• Turn your back to the audience

• never use props

• keep your head down and hands in your pockets

Upstage means...

• moving away from the audience

• Moving towards the audiece

• walking away from another actor

• Standing close to he audience