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1
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What is the definition for the first beats?

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A way to break up long speeches or scenes.

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What is the definition for focus (concentration)?

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Attention paid to a specific action, person, place, or event.

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What is the definition for gesture?

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A movement that expresses or emphasizes a feeling or idea. A communication signal.

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What is the definition for scene?

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The subdivision of an act in a play. identified by place and time.

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What is the definition for segue?

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To make a direct transition from one scene to another.

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What is the definition for stage business?

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Physical actions that actors develop to intensify the action or define characterization.

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What is the definition for subtext?

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What the actor is thinking while performing the text.

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What is the definition for the second beats?

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A series of scenes within a scene

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What is the definition for the third beats?

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A measure of time (designating when to begin and end an idea

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What is the definition for the second beats?

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A series of scenes within a scene

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What is the definition for the third beats?

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A measure of time (designating when to begin and end an idea

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What is the definition of theater?

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A theater is the actual building that acting occurs

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What is the definition of stage?

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Space in which actors act (often stage is elevated).

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What is the definition of house?

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A house is the actual space where performance occurs and audience sits.

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What is the green room for?

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Place that you wait after preparations before going on stage

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What is the box office for?

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A place that you purchase and pick up tickets.

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17
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What is the control booth?

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Located in back of the house, where lighting and sound crews runs the show.

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18
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What is the definition of auditorium?

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Assembly space to gather to hear all kinds of presentations

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19
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What is the orchestra pit?

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Location of musicians (occurs between audience and stage)

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20
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What is the wardrobe for?

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Where costumes are mended, prepped, ironed, and stored

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21
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Where is the apron located?

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The front of stage in front of proscenium

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What is the proscenium?

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A structure that frames the stage for the audience’s point of view.

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What is the imaginary 4 th wall?

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Created between the proscenium and apron, audience looks through this imaginary “glass” wall

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What does it mean when you “break the 4th wall”?

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When the actor interacts or talks to the audience.

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25
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What is the grand drape?

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A curtain that closes stage to audience.

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26
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What is the fly space?

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Space above stage (audience can’t see). Has lights, microphones, etc.

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What is the tormenter?

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Curtains that hide the fly space

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What is the teaser?

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Curtains that hide the wings.

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29
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What is the scrim?

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Heavy,white cloth (solid sheet) hung at the back of stage, and reflects light.(light defects)

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30
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What do the abbreviations for C stand for?

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Center stage

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What do the abbreviations for UC stand for?

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Up stage center (moving back from center stage)

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32
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What do the abbreviations for DC stand for?

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Down center (moving towards apron)

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33
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What do the abbreviations for RC stand for?

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Right of center (from actor’s point of view)

34
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What do the abbreviations for UR stand for?

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Upstage right (from actor’s perspective)

35
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What do the abbreviations for DR stand for?

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Downstage right

36
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What do the abbreviations for LC stand for?

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Left of center

37
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What do the abbreviations for UL stand for?

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Upstage of stage left

38
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What do the abbreviations for DL stand for?

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Downstage left

39
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What is sound?

A

Amplifications, and sound effects

40
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What is set/scenery?

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Couches, beds, materials, used to create environment for acting.

41
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What is costumes?

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Whatever worn physically to create character.

42
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What is script?

A

Written text to play.

43
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What is lighting?

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Lights, house bar, in fly space, and spot lights.

44
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What is props?

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Any item physically used during act.

45
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What is make-up?

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Whatever you put on for acting

audience sees facial expression also creates character

46
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What is score?

A

Musical portion of play

47
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Who is the producer?

A

Someone who puts the show together.

48
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Who is the stage director?

A

Makes decision for blocking, artistic directions for show

49
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Who is the music director?

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Makes all musical decisions for play

50
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Who is the choreographer?

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Creates sequences for movements on stage.

51
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Who is the stage manager?

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Someone who is responsible for everything that happens backstage

52
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Who is the scene designer?

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Someone who designs and builds the set and scenery

53
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Who is the lighting designer?

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Someone who creates lighting design plan, and prepares

54
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Who is the gafter (light board operator)?

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Someone who runs the lights during the show

55
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Who is the sound design?

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Someone in charge of designing the use of sound effects and microphones.

56
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Who is the sound engineer?

A

Someone who runs the sound

57
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Who is the property (props) manager?

A

Someone who helps,plan and maintains props.

58
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Who is the costume designer?

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someone who researches and designs costumes. Also builds and maintains clothing to be made (if needed from scratch)

59
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Who is the wardrobe manager?

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Someone who prepares, stores, mends, and maintains costumes (does in advance)

60
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Who is the technical (tech) director?

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Someone in charge of the stage crew

61
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Who is the stage crew/grips?

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Someone who is backstage-moves sets, physically runs the show

62
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Who is the make-up designer?

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Someone who designs make-up, makes templates/makes choice of what to put in

63
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Who is the make up artist?

A

someone who applies the make up designs

64
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What is the definition of a dialogue?

A

a conversation between two or more people

65
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What is the definition for ensemble?

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A group of people who regularly perform together.A no-star system-everyone is equally important.

66
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What is the definition of monologue?

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A single speaking actor. (talking to them self)

67
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What is the definition of rehearsal?

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A practice in preparation for a public performance. Repetition to perfect the show.

68
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What is the definition of dress rehearsal?

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Total run through of the performance. This rehearsal is considered a real performance. Has costumes, hand props, makeup, lighting, etc.

69
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What is the definition for technical rehearsal?

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Run through of all technical related things-the lighting, sound, set, etc

70
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What is the definition of run-through?

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rehearsal technique in which actors go through the complete performance from beginning to end without stopping.

71
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What is the definition for a walk-through?

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Rehearsal technique in which the performer indicates complete performance, especially focusing on cues and blocking. Completed with less energy than full performance energy

72
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What is the definition for act?

A

The divisions of a play, each may contain one or more scenes.
to make something happen. to do or perform something.

73
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What is the definition of acting positions?

A

Terms that describe the actor’s onstage positions on a proscenium stage.

74
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What is the definition of shared scene(cheat)?

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Performers angle toward each other halfway between full-front and profile (a quarter right/left) in order to share their conversation with the audience.

75
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What is the definition for open up (turn out)?

A

Angle body more towards the audience.

76
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What is the definition of blocking (floor plan)?

A

A way to organize the action onstage. performers follow blocking in performance.

77
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What is the definition of character (role)?

A

An actor becoming a person, animal, or object.

78
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What is the definition for cue?

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A prearranged signal to enter or exit the stage, or to begin or end and action, stage business, or dialogue, light, sound or set changes.

79
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What is the definition for take?

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A comical action.(slipping on a banana)

80
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What is the definition of transition?

A

moments of change necessary to go from one scene to another.

81
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What is the definition of visualization?

A

Using familiar images that let out a feeling. Visualization helps actors in finding ways to play the character

82
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What is the definition for warm-up?

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A series of exercises to help performer prepare their body and voice before a performance.

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