Actors. Complete the sentences choosing the correct answer. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian

Parts of a stage. Match each part of a stage on the left with its definition on the right

Fill in the gaps in the sentences below using the words and word combinations from column A in the previous exercise.

1. The theatre troupe were a group of successful performing _______.

2. Have you seen the new Shakespeare ______ at the Globe Theatre?

3. Nobody is going to get _____ with productions like these, I’m sure.

4. However some of the spectators in the ______ thought the play had gone too wild a couple of times.

5. It might mean the ____ on his career, do you understand it?

6. The north Theatre _____ was limited, consisting mostly of one-act plays.

7. The Company’s trying to make some money offering ____ where the spectators can talk to actors.

8. She saw them go down the stairs to listen to some ____.

9. The _____ will start at 9:00, don’t miss it.

10. There will be ____ like golf, cricket and horse racing throughout the day.

11. The ______ is expected pretty soon — it may all start in a month.

12. The theatre is currently ____ the country playing live to full houses.

13. After the triumphal tour all serious actors ____ to work at that theatre.

14. The playwright’s life experience is always _____ in his plays.

1. backcloth	a) something built and provided with furniture, scenery, etc. to represent the scene of the action of a play
2. backstage	b) a painted cloth hung across the back of the stage
3. curtain	c) at or towards the back of the stage
4. downstage	d) at or towards the front of the stage
5. dressing room	e) behind the stage, especially in the dressing rooms of the actors
6. footlights	f) a room behind the stage where an actor can gel ready for his performance
7. scenery	g) the sides of a stage, where an actor is hidden from view
8. set	h) a sheet of heavy material drawn or lowered across the front of the stage
9. spotlight	i) a row of lights along the front of the floor of a stage
10. trapdoor	j) a lamp with a movable narrow beam
11. upstage	k) the set of painted backgrounds and other objects used on a stage
12. wings	l) a small door, covering an opening in the floor on a stage

1. He _____ on stage for only one scene.

a) appeared b) emerged c) entered d) erupted

2. He played the lead in a _____ production of "Macbeth".

a) memorable b) memorised c) recalled d) reminded

3. Her ____ as a tragedian took her to every part of the world.

a) fame b) glory c) renown d) status

4. Halfway through the first act, the leading man forgot his ____.

a) declamations b) lines c) parts d) speeches

5. He soon made a ______ for himself on the stage.

a) fame b) popularity c) reputation d) regard

6. When he forgot his lines the ______ whispered them from the side of the stage.

a) messenger b) prompter c) pusher d) reminder

7. Public figures, such as actors, are often reluctant to talk about their ____ lives.

a) individual b) particular c) personal d) private

8. I doubt if I will be _____ enough to play tomorrow.

a) fit b) healthy c) recovered d) sound

9. Miss Best was proud to be _____ out for special praise for her performance.

a) distinguished b) selected c) separated d) singled

10. Don't ____ shouting for ability as a dramatic actor.

a) identify b) imagine c) mislead d) mistake

11. For the first night's performance the ____ had to be called in to take the part because

the leading lady was ill.

a) deputy b) reserve c) substitute d) understudy

12. The highlight of his acting career was the opportunity to play the _____ of Hamlet.

a) characterisation b) part c) personage d) play

13. The actors have to ____ before they appear in front of the strong lights on stage.

a) cover up b) do up c) make up d) paint up

14. He gave the best performance of his acting career in the _____ of Othello.

a) action b) personage c) role d) theme

15. That comedian is very good at ____; he can take off the President perfectly.

a) duplications b) impressions c) reproductions d) similarities

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