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Acting Terms True/ False Stage Areas Acting Positions Theater Terms Misc.

Something that is implied but not spoken is … A 100

SUBTEXT A 100

An actor is scene ______ or upstaging if he/she distracts the audience from another actor. A 200

STEALING A 200

To have one’s lines memorized and not to have the script in hand is to be ________ A 300

OFFBOOK A 300

A director will say ______ when he/she wants actors to get ready to start the scene. A 400

“PLACES” A 400

What the character wants from the scene or play is a/an _________ A 500

OBJECTIVE A 500

The most common stage is the arena stage. B 100

FALSE [PROSCENIUM] B 100

A thrust stage is also called an apron stage. B 200

TRUE B 200

Only a minimum amount of scenery can be used on a proscenium stage B 300

FALSE The maximum amount can be used because there is a backstage! B 300

Another name for the arena stage is “theater-in-the-round” B 400

TRUE B 400

A thrust stage is used for more performances that focus on the actors. B 500

TRUE B 500

The stage areas are from the _______ perspective. C 100

ACTOR’S C 100

C 200 This is __________

DOWN RIGHT C 200

C 300 This is ___________

UP LEFT C 300

DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager

________ is the strongest and closest to the audience (most of the time) C 400

DOWNSTAGE CENTER C 400

The front of the stage that comes out (that is not one of the nine basic stage areas) is called the _______ C 500

APRON C 500

The strongest body position is _____________ D 100

FULL FRONT D 100

Always try to avoid _______ unless the scene calls for it. D 200

FULL BACK D 200

Always try to be _____ left/right when sharing dialogue on stage with another actor. D 300

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When you’re facing the side of the stage and the audience can only see half of your body, it is called ________ D 400

PROFILE LEFT/RIGHT D 400

It is a very weak position, but sometimes the scene calls for an actor to be _______ D 500

¾ LEFT OR RIGHT D 500

The ______ is the real person on stage. E 100

ACTOR E 100

A ________ is a movement, usually of the arm, that helps to express action or emotion. E 200

GESTURE E 200

The gestures and actions an actor uses to advance the plot or scene on stage. E 300

BUSINESS E 300

The director plans this and it is the job of the actors to follow this arrangement of steps and actions. E 400

BLOCKING E 400

List the 3 B’s of Acting … E 500

BE seen, BE heard, BE the character E 500

When an actor is performing improv OR forgets a line, they should always use the “_________” technique F 100

“YES…AND” F 100

It is very important that an actor always remains in __________ F 200

CHARACTER F 200

An improv actor should never say “_____” to a scene suggestion or offer. F 300

NO F 300

An actor should always try to keep his/her body _____ to the audience. F 400

OPEN F 400

In Theater, it is important that all expressions and movements are ________ than usual. F 500

BIGGER F 500

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