Fundamentals - Theatre Arts I/II
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- Q1What is a prop?an object used on stage by actors during a performance; considered to be anything movable that the actor interacts withlistening to myselfa play intended to make you laugha person or role in a play or movie as portrayed by an actor30s
- Q2What is a costume?a set of clothes or other items worn in a play by an actoran instinctive or intuitive feeling (often complicated) that motivates a character to take actionareas to the right and left of the stage where the actors enter or exita piece of scenery, usually stationary and as a profile or three-dimensional construction built to stand independently on the stage floor.30s
- Q3What is a set piece?the narrow space between the audience and the stage where an orchestra plays in a musicallistening to the ensemblea stage that is usually rectangular with one side open to the audiencea piece of scenery, usually stationary and as a profile or three-dimensional construction built to stand independently on the stage floor30s
- Q4Which is NOT a level of listening?Listening to those on either side of meListening to myselfListening to the leaderListening to the ensemble30s
- Q5What do we call the part of the auditorium where the audience sits?WingsPitProsceniumHouse30s
- Q6NRG Stadium is an example of ...theatre-in-the-roundthrust stageblack box theatreproscenium30s
- Q7What is the precise movement of the actor in a play to facilitate the performance of a play?CrossBlockingCounter30s
- Q8What do we call the movement when an actor takes the shortest, most direct route to his/her next position?CounterBlockingCross30s
- Q9What two body parts do I use to show I am listening?Ears and noseEars and mouthEyes and earsEyes and mouth30s
- Q10What is the Latin name for "cast list"?Dramatis personaeE pluribus unumAvada kedavraDramatis animalis30s
- Q11What part of the script tells the actor the words to SAY?Stage directionsDramatis personaeDialogueTime & place30s
- Q12What part of the script is usually NOT read aloud by the actor but tells him/her what to do when speaking?Dramatis personaeDialogueTime & placeStage directions30s
- Q13What part of the stage do I need to find FIRST when finding my place on the stage?Stage LeftUpstageDownstageCenter30s
- Q14After finding center, what next step is necessary before I can move?Finding the audienceFinding the exitFinding NemoFinding backstage30s
- Q15What part of the stage is the big red X?Upstage LeftLeft CenterRight CenterDownstage Center30s
