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Basic Info Quiz Flashcards

1
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Stage directions

A 
USR
USC
USL
SR
CS
SL
DSR
DSC
DSL
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2
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In

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Towards the center line

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Out

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Away from the center line

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4
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Actor shorthand

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Abbreviated blocking

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5
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Full front

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The whole body is facing the house and it’s the most assessable

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6
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Full back

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Least assessable and has back to house

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7
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Quarter stance

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Best stance for conversing on stage

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8
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Three quarter stance

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Backwards quarter

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9
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Profile

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One side is showing

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10
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Offstage

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Out of view from the house

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11
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Onstage

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In houses view

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12
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Backstage

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Behind the major scenery( green room)

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13
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House

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Audience

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14
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Give focus

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Making someone else more assessable

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15
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Take focus

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Giving more assesablity to yourself

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16
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Sharing a scene

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When actors on the same plane and open to the same degree

17
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Upstaging

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Taking focus when it’s not appropriate

18
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Ways to take focus

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Move downstage
Turing downstage
When gesturing, use upstage arm
When braking, Neal downstage

19
Q

Drama

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Literature plays that we study

20
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Theater

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Building

21
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Theatre

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Art that existents to realize drama

22
Q

Most accessible places on stage

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Down stage center, down right, down left

23
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Apron

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Closet to the stage

24
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Wings

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Offstage left and right

25
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Aside

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A lien spoken that is not meant for other characters to hear

26
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As-lib

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A line spoken on stage that isn’t in the text

27
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Cross

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To move from one place to another on stage

28
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Counter cross

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A movement on stage in response to another actors movement

29
Q

Que

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A signal for something to happen

30
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Props

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Items or anything an actor uses on stage

31
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Proscenium stage

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A picture frame for stage

32
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Proscenium arch

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Arch that block lights from the house

33
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Thrust stage

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Audience is on three sides

34
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Area a stage

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Theatre in the round

Audience on 4 sides

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