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Acting Terms

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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

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________ 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

¼

D 300

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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