Details Title: Acting Vocabulary Description: The Stage and The School Ch. on Acting Total Flash Cards: 55 Created: 02/22/2008 05:48:46		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Film, Theatre & Television Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Emotional / Subjective Acting Definition actors play their parts in such a way that they actually weep, suffer, or struggle emotionally; they become their parts Term Technical / Objective Acting Definition use of learned skills of acting, movement, speech, and interpretation to create roles, no emotional response is used; performance based on technique Term Leading Roles Definition main characters in a play Term Protagonist Definition the main character in a play; must solve the problem that arises in the play Term Antagonist Definition person or force working against the protagonist in a play Term Supporting Roles Definition those characters who act as contrasts to others; characters with whom other characters are compared Term Straight Parts Definition a role in which the actor and the character portrayed are similar in appearance and personality Term Character Parts Definition role in which an actor portrays traits that differ from his or her own to produce a desired character Term Characterization Definition putting together all facets of a character to bring life and interest to that character Term Foil Definition an acting role that is used for personality comparison, usually with the main character Term Ingenue Definition a female lead between the ages of sixteen and thirty Term Juvenile Definition a male lead between the ages of sixteen and thirty Term Typecasting Definition identifying and casting an actor in the same kind of role aver and over Term Pause Definition a lull or a stop in dialogue or action on order to sustain emotion Term Versatility Definition the ability to change style or character with ease Term Countercross Definition movement in opposite directions by two or more actors to balance the stage picture Term Upstaging Definition improperly taking attention from an actor who should be the focus of attention Term “Cheat Out” Definition technique of pivoting the torso so that the face is toward the audience even when facing sideways Term “Share a scene” Definition situation in which two actors stand or sit parallel to eachother Term “Giving the Scene” Definition shifting audience attention from one actor to another Term “Turning the Scene In” Definition focusing audience attention on the actor who is the real center of the dramatic action by having the other actors shift their bodies and look at this key character Term “Taking Yourself Out Of A Scene” Definition the actor’s turning away from the audience into a three-quarter-back or full-back position Term Primary Source Definition the individual whose posture, movements, habits, voice inflections, and mannerisms are observed in order to build character Term Secondary Source Definition books that help in developing characterization Term Body Language Definition communication that uses gestures, posture, and facial expressions instead of words Term Master Gesture Definition a distinctive action that is repeated and serves as a clue to a character’s personality, such as a peculiar laugh or walk Term Subtext Definition the meaning “between the lines” that an actor must draw from the script Term Substitution Definition the use of an actor’s personal experience to relate to the experience of a character in a play Term Paraphrasing Definition restating lines in one’s own words Term Cut-off-lines Definition lines interrupted by another speaker and indicated by dashes in the script Term fade-out lines Definition lines that actors trail off rather than finishing Term laugh curve Definition the audience’s reaction that actors listen for in order to anticipate the length of time the audience will laugh Term Opera Definition a form of musical theater in which all conversations are sung Term Operetta Definition a form of musical theater in which the music is lighter than opera and Term Comic Opera Definition a humorous or satirical operetta Term Musical Revue Definition a production consisting of a series of independent song-and- Term Musical comedy Definition a form of musical theater; a combination of operetta and Term Musical Play Definition a form of musical theater in which the emphasis is on real people Term Crossover Definition a term that describes characters walking across the stage together or entering from opposite sides and meeting on the stage Term Change music Definition the music played between scenes while sets are being changed Term Spoof Definition a farcical literary work that pokes fun at certain subjects or time periods Term Satire Definition a style of comedy that presents humourous attacks on accepted conventions of society, holding up human vices and follies to ridicule Term Concept Musical Definition a series of loosely connected scenes that focus on a theatrical concept Term Hanging plot Definition a listing of all the flying scenery and what is on each piece, prepared by the technical director or the stage manager Term Storage Plot Definition a diagram showing how scenic units are to be stored in the wing areas during a show Term Backlighting Definition the use of lighting instruments above and behind performers to accent the performers and set them apart from the background Term Reversibles Definition a costume that is double-faced so that by reversing it the illusion of a different costume is created Term Coordinates Definition costumes that are separates, which are interchangeable, or sometimes reversible, such as ties, vests, and so on Term combo Definition a small group of instrumentalists Term Choreographer Definition a person who designs dance for the stage Term Choreography Definition the dances designed for a production Term Composer Definition a person who writes music Term Chorus Definition in present-day theater, the singers in a musical, other than the principals Term Overture Definition the music, usually a medley of the show’s songs, played at the beginning of a musical Term Score Definition the music of a show as composed