Semester 1

Question 1

“Yes, and”

Answer 1

To accept a new piece of information and build upon it during improvisation.

Question 2

Stage Directions

Answer 2

Instructions in the script indicating actors’ movements or production requirements.

Question 3

Cross

Answer 3

To move from one area of the stage to another

Question 4

Upstaging

Answer 4

Improperly taking attention from an actor who should be the focus of interest either by action or placement on stage

Question 5

Counter-Cross

Answer 5

A shifting of position by two or more actors to balance the stage picture

Question 6

Open-Up/Cheat-Out

Answer 6

To position the front of your body towards the audience

Question 7

Stage-Picture

Answer 7

When everyone and everything can be appropriately seen by the audience.

Question 8

Enter

Answer 8

To come on the stage

Question 9

Exit

Answer 9

To leave the stage

Question 10

Ad-Lib

Answer 10

To improvise stage business or dialogue

Question 11

Backstage

Answer 11

Any parts of the theatre which the audience will not see

Question 12

Blocking Yourself

Answer 12

Acting behind furniture or other performers so that you cannot be seen by the audience

Question 13

Business

Answer 13

Physical activity done by the actor, other than the blocking, such as picking up a book or turning on a TV

Question 14

Blocking

Answer 14

Coordination of when and where actors moves on stage

Question 15

Cue

Answer 15

A signal for something to happen, such as dialogue, action, or technical effect

Question 16

Punch/Hit

Answer 16

To emphasize a word or line with extra force

Question 17

Holding for laughs

Answer 17

Waiting for the audience to quiet down after a funny moment

Question 18

Milk

Answer 18

To draw the maximum audience response from comic lines or action

Question 19

Overlap

Answer 19

To speak when someone else is speaking

Question 20

Props (Properties)

Answer 20

Any object an actor handles on stage

Question 21

Places

Answer 21

The positions of the actors at the opening of an act or scene

Question 22

Jump the line/cue

Answer 22

To start a line before another performer finishes the previous line

Question 23

Projection

Answer 23

To make your voice fill the performing space

Question 24

Pitch

Answer 24

Variation in high and low register of voice

Question 25

Pace

Answer 25

The speed at which words are said

Question 26

Pronunciation

Answer 26

To say or speak a word correctly

Question 27

Vocal Characterization

Answer 27

The combination of pitch, pace, inflection, and accent for a specific character.

Question 28

Pick Up

Answer 28

To speed up the pace of dialogue and action