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Abbreviate this blocking note: CROSS TO UP CENTER STAGE
X to UCS
or
XUCS
What body position has you facing away from the audience with your BACK completely towards them?
Double points if you can show me. (I am the audience)
Full Back
Where is the APRON of a stage located?
Double Points: What is it mainly used for?
At the very front edge of the stage.
Double Points: Curtain Calls, and Transitional Scenes.
Where are the WINGS of a stage located?
Double points if you can tell me what: "Entering" means.
On the sides of the stage, hidden to the audience.
BONUS: It means to get out on stage from the WINGS.
What is the body position that has you facing ALL the way to the left?
Double points if you can show it. (I am the audience)
Left profile
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated during what show?
Our American Cousin
The Greeks built outside theaters into the hillsides and the mountains, what were they called?
Ampitheaters
Who banned theater in Medieval times and threatened to kill anyone doing theater?
The Church, King, and Queen.
Where is the DIAPHRAGM located?
The core of the body; the belly area; beneath the ribs
How did Aunt Josephine's husband Ike die?
He was eaten by the Lacramose Leeches.
What is a RAKED stage?
Double points: Show me with your hand.
A stage that is slanted/tilted.
BONUS: You'll know
Where are the Vocal Chords located?
The Larynx or the "Voice Box"
What is PROJECTION?
Using breath support to make your voice carry across a space without yelling.
What was a physical example I gave you to help with visualizing what PROJECTION is?
Double points if you can show me.
Throwing a baseball
Throwing darts
Bow and Arrow
What is a Proscenium Arch theater?
Double points if you can tell me who popularized it:
A theater that has an arch, meant to look like a picture frame.
BONUS: Sebastiano Serlio
Name 2 ways we can protect the VOICE?
Do Vocal Warm-ups
Project, don't yell
Don't Strain the voice
Drink water, avoid soda/milk
Don't Smoke
What is VOLUME?
How LOUD or QUIET you speak
Where is the BOOTH located?
Double points: What 3 people are located in the booth during a show?
The booth is located at the front of the Theater.
BONUS: Stage Manager, Light Tech, Sound Tech.
What is the first thing the body needs to produce VOICE?
Air/Breath
Double Points: Give me 3 ARTICULATORS
Lips
Tongue
Teeth
Jaw
Alveolar Ridge
What is BLOCKING?
Any type of movement given by the director; sitting, walking, running, jumping, sliding, fighting.
Where are the CATWALKS located in a theater?
Above the Audience or above the stage
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilks Booth
The GRAND DRAPE opens in what TWO ways?
You MUST get both right.
Up and down: Guillotine Style
Left and Right: Traveler Style
What does CHEAT OUT mean?
Angling you body at a quarter turn so the audience can see and hear you.