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WorksheetsBasic Acting & Rehearsal Terminology
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 26mins
The author of a script
playwright
actor
director
producer
The artistic leader of a production
sound designer
light designer
director
assistant director
Which of these has the highest rank in a production?
producer
director
assistant director
actor
When a director asks an actor to return and audition for a role again
call back
circle back
walk back
retract
A play style that reflects real life
representational
presentational
The actors in the scene do NOT interact with the audience.
presentational
representational
A play style in which the actors address the audience
presentational
representational
a play in which the *extremely* dramatic events connect to an audience's emotions
melodrama
tragedy
comedy
drama
Dora the Explorer is a show in which a young lady teaches children about culture, travel, and language
representational
presentational
All American is a fictional show in which a young football player is recruited to play for another school. The actors do not interact with the audience.
representational
presentational
As an actor, you must follow the script, but use opportunities to develop a __ character
unique
boring
low energy
silent
The process by which the actor seeks to make their role unique and entertaining
acting
characterization
memorization
dramatization
What is the first layer in learning about a character?
the internet
subtext
the text
social media
What is the third step in researching a non-fictional character?
the text
historical records or the media
the subtext
something that is implied in the play but not spoken
the secrets
the teacher
the subtext
the text
a character that was a real person
classical
fictional
historical
a play that has withstood the test of time
presentational
fictional
nonfictional
classical
representational
the style of acting that focuses on thinking more than feeling
technical acting
method acting
The Russian actor/director who founded the Method style of acting
Andreyev
Rabinovich
Stanislavski
Kotov
acting in which the actor analyzes the conditions, obstacles, and objectives the character faces
method
technical
A downfall of method acting is that actors are not as involved in their characters and struggle with unexpected occurrences in a performance
True
false
Like any other group project, a group of actors must develop a philosophy of ___.
individualism
teamwork
selfishness
procrastination
Many casts work together for so long in one space that they become like a family.
True
False
To have one's lines memorized and not have the script in hand
characterization
off table
off book
subtext
What the director says to get the actors ready to start the scene
"Spots!"
"Classical!"
"Off book!"
"Places!"
What the director says to stop the action
"Cut!"
"Tear!"
"Quit!"
"No!"
A story acted out by actors on a stage
short story
novel
play
playwright
the finished play book is called a _
(a)
the person or company that edits and prints a play
playwright
publisher
director
script
a serious play
drama
comedy
dramedy
a funny play
drama
melodrama
comedy
dramedy
a play with a sad ending
melodrama
tragedy
comedy
dramedy
a play that makes fun of something
melodrama
drama
tragedy
farce
a play that is funny and sad at the same time
comedy
tragicomedy
drama
tragedy
another word for the beginning of a play
exposition
climax
setting
denouement
the location of the play
climax
exposition
plot
setting
when the rising action of a play reaches its peak
setting
exposition
climax
plot
the storyline of a play
climax
plot
setting
exposition
another name for the falling action of a play
denouement
exposition
climax
setting
tryouts for roles in a play are called (a) (s)
when an actor says a speech toward the audience
monoulog
monologue
monologg
monilog
something that keeps a character from their goal
obstacle
plot
setting
character
When an actor steals the scene or distracts the audience from the actor who should have their attention is called
(a)
What the character wants from the scene or play
obstacle
objective
objects
During a long monologue, a director may tell an actor to (a) the stage, allowing them more freedom of movement.
the area behind the curtain where the actors cannot be scene
(a)
Theatre term for moving to another stage area
move
walk
cross
step
Theatre term meaning to move because another actor has moved to block you
step away
countercross
upstage
exposition
When an actor compromises their body position so that the audience can see them, they are said to be (a) out.
