Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Stage Positions
Stage Areas
Noteworthy People
Mime Time
100
The art of acting without words is known as _____________.
What is pantomime?
100
An actor facing the audience completely is in the _____________ position.
What is full front?
100
UR= _____
What is upstage right?
100
This actor invented a character known as "The Little Tramp."
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
100
True or false--mimes do not make sounds.
What is FALSE?
200
Communicating without words is known as __________________ communication.
What is nonverbal?
200
Two actors facing one another completely are in the __________________ position.
What is profile?
200
DL = _____
What is downstage left?
200
He was a famous mime who inspired some of Michael Jackson's dance moves.
Who is Marcel Marceau?
200
While pantomime expresses only actions and objects, the art of mime expresses __________
What is ideas/themes?
300
Moving from one place onstage to another is called __________________.
What is crossing?
300
When two actors face one another, yet are slightly facing the audience, they are in the _______________________ positions.
What is 1/4 left and 1/4 right?
300
I am facing the audience. The audience members see me move to their left. Which direction did I cross?
What is right?
300
This actor earned the nickname "The Great Stone Face."
Who is Buster Keaton?
300
He was one of the most famous mimes in history.
Who is Marcel Marceau?
400
The movement of any part of your body to help express an idea or an emotion is called a _____________.
What is gesture?
400
This position is one of the weakest and should be avoided (you may name one of them for credit).
What is full back/profile/3/4 left and right?
400
I am facing the audience. I move to the edge of the stage, stopping at the bottom right corner. Where am I?
What is downstage right?
400
She was Charlie Chaplin's co-star (and real-life wife, for a time) in Modern Times.
Who is Paulette Goddard?
400
Mimes emphasize these two parts of their faces with black or red makeup, while the rest of the face is painted white.
What are eyes and mouth?
500
This is another word for "muscle memory."
What is kinesthesis?
500
_____________________ occurs when one performer overshadows another performer by moving upstage and forcing the performer to turn away from the audience.
What is upstaging?
500
I am facing the audience. I cross back, away from the audience. I am on the left side. Where am I now?
What is upstage left?
500
This actor's work inspired the work of a modern actor, Jackie Chan.
Who is Buster Keaton?
500
The _________________ walk is one of the most basic mime activities.
What is illusory?