Post on 01-Apr-2015
Theatre 1L to J Quiz
Debbie MacKinneyTanque Verde High School, Tucson, AZ
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A group of actors in Greek drama who commented on the main action of the play
1Chorus
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The first actor to step out of the Greek chorus
and have individual lines, which resulted in the term we still give
actors today
2Thespis
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Using the entire playing space and/or bringing energy to
yourself
3Taking the stage
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The clear and precise
pronunciation of words
4Articulation
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A type of stage where the
audience view is framed
5Proscenium
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Information that is implied by a
character through dialogue and actions,
but isn’t stated
6Subtext
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A reading of a script done by actors who have not previously reviewed the play
(usually in an audition)
7Cold reading
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Carefully noting people’s emotions, physical
characteristics, and vocal patterns to create a
character
8Observation
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The use of height of an actor above the stage floor and other
actors
9Levels
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A silent, motionless depiction of a scene created by actors, often forming a
picture
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Improperly taking attention from an actor who should
be the focus
11Upstaging
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The stage position an actor takes between other actors or set pieces so they are
visible to the audience
12Window
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The planning and working out of the
movements an actor makes on stage
13Blocking
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Acting without words through facial
expression, gesture, and movement
14Pantomime
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The imaginary wall through which the audience watches
the play
15Fourth wall
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Specific areas of the stage used to define
movement
16Stage direction
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Using different kinds of pitch, tone, speed and volume in
speaking and singing
17Vocal variety
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Actions, gestures, posture, and movements that show personality or
emotional state of a character
18Physicality
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An expressive movement of any part
of the body
19Gesture
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The question of what an actor would do if they were this character in these given
circumstances of the play
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The main arrangement of events in a play
21Plot
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The second line of action in a play
that is less important than the
main story
22Subplot
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A struggle between two opposing forces
that creates the dramatic action in a
play
23Conflict
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The facts of the play—who, what, when,
where, why
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Given circumstances
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A condition of balance or unchanging stability of the world of the play
at the beginning
25Stasis
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The conflict or event that throws off the balance
and sets the action of the play in motion
26Intrusion
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The series of events leading to the climax
27Rising action
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The point of the play where the tension is the highest; the peak of the
conflict
28Climax
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The main character of the play that moves the action
forward
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Protagonist
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The person or situation that opposes another character’s goals or
desires
30Antagonist
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A type of play in which the protagonist fails to achieve
what they want or is overcome by opposing
forces
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A type of play with humorous situations that
could involve a low character rising in
status, a misunderstanding, etc.
that usually has a happy ending
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A twist in which a character in high status falls, or a character in
low status rises
33Reversal
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The basic idea or ideas
of a play
34Theme
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A character’s rank in society according to a
general order of importance
35Status
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The visual symmetry of the
stage
36Balance
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To move from one position to another
onstage
37Cross
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To move from one position to another on stage AFTER another
actor moves in order to balance out the stage
picture
38Counter cross
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The stage technique in which an actor who is
facing sideways pivots the torso and turns the face
toward the audience
39Cheat out
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The part of acting that involves using hand
props, stage props, other actors, or parts of the set
40Stage business
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A rehearsal session where a section of script is
worked on with stops and starts to incorporate
changes
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Work through
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A rehearsal session where a script is
practiced with few or no stops
42Run through
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A rehearsal where lighting, sound, sets and props are used so that
transitions can go smoothly
43Tech rehearsal
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An uninterrupted rehearsal with full costumes, makeup,
hair and props—the final rehearsal before the first
performance
44Dress rehearsal
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The offstage areas to the right and left of the set used as entrances
and exits but concealing backstage
areas
45Wings
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To remove objects from the stage, or dismantle the set
46Strike
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A larger section of speech by a single
actor
47Monologue
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A portion of a script, usually used for cold
readings in an audition
48Sides
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A spontaneous style of theatre through which
scenes are created without advance
rehearsal or script
49Improvisation
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The section of the stage in front of
the curtain
50Apron
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