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Drama 160 Final Exam
Terms for the Drama 160 Final- Quinnipiac( Moira Malone)
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05/10/2011

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Proscenium
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the arch that separates stage from the auditorium, “picture frame” stage, all seats face the same direction
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Thrust
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extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by it upstage end
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Arena (round)
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audience sits around entire stage
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Found space, environmental
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performance space that wasn’t designed to be one
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Black box
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classroom, audience and actors are in same room, flexible
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Director
Definition
responsible for the artistic vision and interpretation of a production, blocking, responsible for that particular production
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Stage manager
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has full responsibility for the stage, the lighting, setting, costumes, etc., writes blocking in script, supervises physical aspects of stage production, assists director, in charge of stage during performance, “calls the show”, in charge
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Producer
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person responsible for financial and contractual side of production
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Artistic Director
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programs the venue, oversees artistic decisions of the company, has to hire the director, etc.
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Dramaturg
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advisor to the director, deals with historical context and background of play, makes sure of historical accuracy
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Dramaturg
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advisor to the director, deals with historical context and background of play, makes sure of historical accuracy
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Upstage
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the back of the stage
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Downstage
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the front of stage
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stage left
Definition
left of the stage when facing the audience
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stage right
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the right of the stage when facing the audience
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wings
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the out of view areas at the sides of the stage
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back stage
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The part of the stage and theatre which is out of the sight of the audience. The service areas of the theatre
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house
Definition
the audience
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front of house
Definition
area between entrance and house, open to public
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orchestra
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Refers to the main seating area of the auditorium at floor level
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rake
Definition
the sloped part of the upstage
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fourth wall
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the “wall” through which the audience sees the stage
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scrim
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stagescrim - gauzy, when lit can look solid or transparent depending on how much you light it, can be painted like a flat
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flat
Definition
a frame to make a scenic canvas
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props
Definition
all items that are not scenery and handled by the actor
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black out
Definition
when all the lights go out all at once
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fade out
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when the lights go out slowly
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audition
Definition
a tryout
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call back
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to be seen again, return for another audition
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casting
Definition
process by which the director chooses actors and actresses to perform in a play
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blocking
Definition
the moves actors make during a play in relation to one another
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rehearsal
Definition
session in which some of the actors in a play perform in private, practice
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readthrough
Definition
a quick reading of the script, usually the first rehearsal
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speedthrough
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no blocking involved, get through script as fast as you can, for remembering lines and cues
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technical rehearsal
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the first time technical elements such as lighting, sound, special effects, set are combined with the actors
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dress rehearsal
Definition
performing the show as if it were opening night
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run-through
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an attempt to complete the entire show, rarely goes well
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preview
Definition
a performance for an audience before the official opening night
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pace
Definition
the speed of the show
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off book
Definition
not needing to read the script during rehearsal, when you have your lines memorized
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prompt
Definition
master copy of the script, contains all the moves and cues
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choreography
Definition
any set of moves taught that is more advanced than booking, dances, fight scenes, etc.
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16 bars
Definition
what you’re asked to sing in an audition
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AEA/Equity (Actor’s Equity Association)
Definition
governs stage actors
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SAG (Screen Actor’s Guild)
Definition
governs screen actors
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entrance
Definition
the act of entering onto the acting area during a performance, when you become seen by the audience
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exit
Definition
the leaving of the acting area by the actor, can’t be seen by the audience
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lines
Definition
the dialogue for a play; the words the actors say in a performance
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cue
Definition
a signal from the stage manager to actor, stage crew, props manager or lighting technician that some predetermined action, such as an entrance is required, line of dialogue or anything that signals an actor to do something
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Diction/Articulation/Enunciation
Definition
say or pronounce clearly, saying all the letters in the word that need to be said
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pronunciation
Definition
how to say the word
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inflection
Definition
the modulation of tone or pitch in the voice
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monologue
Definition
a chunk of uninterrupted speech by a character
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dialogue
Definition
speech between two or more characters
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aside
Definition
Lines spoken by an actor to the audience and not supposed to be overheard by other characters on-stage.
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soliloquy
Definition
a speech in which an actor, speaks his/her thoughts aloud, the character thinks that he/she is alone
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protagonist
Definition
main character
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antagonist
Definition
opponent to the protagonist, opposing force
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eye contact
Definition
looking into the eyes
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listening
Definition
allows actor to react realistically
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buisness
Definition
all the actions, excluding blocking, performed by the actors onstage (opening windows, writing letters, etc.), doing stuff while talking/performing in the play
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cheating
Definition
to turn the body out, partially toward the audience, while appearing to talk to another character onstage
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improvisation
Definition
performing spontaneously or without preparation, unscripted
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pantomime
Definition
expressive movement of the body, without words
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What? Why? How? Who? Where? When?
Definition
questions to ask yourself when developing your character
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action
Definition
what is done, what happens on stage
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objective
Definition
what the character wants
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tactic
Definition
how the character goes about completing the objective
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beat
Definition
a pause, the smallest unit of action in a script
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conflict
Definition
dramatic tension created by opposing forces in a play, when things come up against each other
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obstacle
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something that gets in the way of a character achieving their objective
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given circumstances
Definition
pieces of information about your character that you cannot change, things the script provides
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inner truth
Definition
what the character believes about him/herself
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Through line/super objective
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the character’s main objective
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Emotional Recall/Sensory Recall/Sense Memory
Definition
remembering a time when you felt a certain emotion in order to act believably
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Endowment/transference/substitution
Definition
filling someone else with the qualities of someone you like (goes along with emotional recall)
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centering
Definition
an actor’s term for concentrating and being in character, harnessing your inner energy and power
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finding your center
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figuring out which part of the body dominates your character
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to go up
Definition
forgetting your lines
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break a leg
Definition
good luck
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dark
Definition
no shows on that day
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green room
Definition
room close to the stage where actors can meet, separate from where you get dressed
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Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Definition
audience’s belief that what is going on onstage is not real in order to be entertained
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plot
Definition
what actually occurs, not what is talked about; the arrangement of certain parts of the story
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action
Definition
whats done
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opposed forces
Definition
people who are involved in the conflict, equally invested in achieving the goal
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climax
Definition
the significant moment in the plot of a play, when tension rises to the highest point
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