Many actors say that they enjoy playing characters who are different from themselves. For example, actors who are ______ often enjoy playing quiet, withdrawn characters
extrovers
100
To some, the neon lights of Broadway may seem flashy, or _______, but to a struggling young actor they are beautiful.
gaudy
100
given up to a habit or compulsion
addicted
100
relaxed
lax
100
lack of emotion or feeling
apathy
200
One difficult scene to play is a party scene where actors have to act as if they are having a good time. If they are not careful, the ______ can seem false.
congeniality
200
When an actor achieves success, strangers sometimes they have the right to know the _______ details of the actor’s personal life.
intimate
200
to swindle
defraud
200
to banish
ostracize
200
The conflict in a plot may involve a minor _____ between two characters or a major feud like the one between the Montagues and the Capulets in Romeo and Juliet.
wrangle
300
People sometimes confuse actors with their roles. They may be surprised to discover that the sad character they saw onstage is nothing like the _____ actor they might meet offstage.
jovial
300
Actors like to understand their characters’ motivations. To play a ______, most actors find it useful to explore why the character has become bitter and scornful.
cynic
300
to force out
evict
300
extreme departure from the usual
radical
300
to fall or drop with a rushing movement
cascade
400
Actors ____ the phrase “good luck” before going onstage because superstition says it will bring bad luck. They much prefer to be told “break a leg.”
abhor
400
When portraying a ______, an actor may have to decide what made the character a victim: Was it because he was too innocent or because he was too foolish?
dupe
400
hard to overcome or deal with
formidable
400
liquid capable of dissolving another substance
solvent
400
A common plot in a mystery centers on a lost murder weapon; the police and the villain compete in a feverish search for the _____ of foul play.
implement
500
At summer theaters, actors often perform in plays in just a few weeks’ time. One week an actor may play a ____ involved in international business deals and the next week play a dishwasher in a small-town café.
tycoon
500
Most summer theater festivals can pay only a handful of actors. After the _____ is reached, the remaining actors must agree to work for free.
quota
500
unable to agree
incompatible
500
coming after
subsequent
500
Sometimes the main character’s ______ is not another human being. The opponent might be a natural force, such as a flood or a dust storm.