Acting I  —  SPD 131

PART I:  Many terms and concepts to discuss acting were used in the textbook and in

class.  In your own words, using only the space provided, define, describe, or

explain. 10 (TEN) of the following, making sure to apply each term to acting:

1.  the moment before

 

2.  objective

 

3.  obstacle

 

4.  beat/unit

 

5.  tactic/strategy

 

6.  emotional recall

 

7.  the magic if

 

8.  wandering

 

9.  cheating/opening out

 

10. indicating

 

11. up the stakes/cruciality

 

12. sensory recall

 

13. picking up cues

 

14. infect your partner

 

15. cross/counter-cross

 16. blocking

 17. ad lib

 18. paradox of the actor

 

 

PART II:

A

B

 

C

 

D

E

 

F

Audience

     ¯¯¯

 

Using the diagram above, label the parts of the stage occupied by the letters:

A.________________

B.________________

C.________________

D.________________

E.________________

F.________________

 

PART III:  Label the body positions in the diagram below, presuming the arrow indicates

the direction the body is facing:

A

A._____________                                           \            ↑

                                                                           \         /

B._____________                                               \      /

\   /

C._____________                      B  ¬─────────────────  Audience↓↓↓

/  |  \

D._____________                                               /    |   \

                                                                           ¯   ¯   ¯

E.  ____________                                            E     D     C

Acting I — SPD 131

PART IV:  Matching;  In the space before the number, write the letter of the correct term from the column on the right that each description matches:

 

A.  counter-cross

___1.  The movement of actors with

respect to stage space and each other.                            B.  hand props

___2.  A diagram of the arrangement

of furniture, walls, doors, etc. on                                     C.  pick up cues

a set.

___3.  A movement in the opposite                                D.  blocking

direction in adjustment to the cross

of another actor.

E.  pointing

___4.  Small objects actors handle

on stage.

F.  mugging

___5.  A direction for actors to

begin speaking immediately with no

lapse of time.                                                                 G.  aside

___6.  Giving special emphasis to a

word or a phrase.                                                          H.  cheating

___7.  Playing in a more open

position than complete realism would                       I.  ad libs

allow.

__8.  Performing for the audience                           J.  indicating

rather than for the reality of the

scene.

K.  groundplan

__9.  Acting with exaggerated

facial expressions.

L.  cover

__10. Lines supplied by the actor

rather than the playwright.

  M.  top