Theatre midterm review Flashcards
(53 cards)
the precise staging of actors to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera.
Blocking
to draw attention away from other actors by standing in front of them, or forcing them further uostage.
upstaging
to walk across the stage in a straight line.
fade
when two actors switch places on the stage in swift movemement
counter cross
What is an example of a prop
sword
Why would you use an aside?
Aside is used to gossip about other characters without their awareness, give audiences better understanding of matters
What is a beat
A certain lengthed pause the actors use so they aren’t talking really fast all the time.
Should you ever do anything on stage that isn’t motivated
no because then you’re just adding random actions or words that dont need to be there, and dont contribute to the overall story line.
Off book is every actor’s “favorite” rehearsal because that means you have to
run through the show, or certain scenes of the show without looking at your script. Everything needs to be memorized.
A____________is an actor’s moment/trigger to perform.
cue
If you are cheating out, you are
facing the audience more instead of giving them a full profile.
The large white curtain on the back wall is called the
sike
The equipment stored in the ceiling of primarily professional theaters used to raise and lower set pieces and backdrop is the
fly system
true/ false: It’s OK to leave your phone on but silenced during a performance.
flase
When should you open any candy or cough drops
before the show started, in between scenes, during intermission
True/False - It’s OK to critique a show or an actor’s performance with your friends during intermission.
flase
In the play, Alice, what did Alice draw and show to her father
a palace
In the play Alice, what does Alice break in her mother’s room
a mirror
In the play, Alice, after the mirror breaks, what does Alice imagine as she is being disciplined
That she’s in court and is about to be put in jail
What is the name of the stammering professor in the play Alice
Carroll
In the play, who does Carroll tell Alice that the queen in her painting resembles
herself
In Alice, which character recites poetry like a 60s beat poet
cheshire cat
In Alice, what lesson does Alice learn from meeting Twin
you’re never lonely even when you’re by yourself
In Alice, why is the Mad Hatter feeling mad/heartbroken
because he’s in love with time but she never stops for him
