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Acting Vocab 1
quiz one
Question | Answer |
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drama | a literary composition performed onstage |
conflict | a struggle between 2 opposing forces |
empathy | emotional identification with someone or something outside oneself |
proscenium | arch framing stage |
thrust or apron | section of stage in front of curtain |
orchestra section | ground floor seats (pit) |
mezanine | front of first balcony |
improvisation | the impromptu portrayal of a character or a scene without rehearsal or preparation |
spotaneity | goals of director of a play, challenge cast, and pleasure audience |
"illusion of first time" | a situation in which an audience is led to believe that each performance is the first |
scene-stealing | calling attention to yourself onstage and diverting attention away from the main actors |
character centered plot | focusing on a character or group of characters who experience different situations as they occur |
situation centered plot | approach that typically takes a single situation on and places a number of characters in the situation to demonstrate how different personalities will respond to the same event |