Stage directions
stage directions are seen from the_______ prospective.
Actors
A one-person speech performed on stage.
Monologue
The planned movement and positioning of actors onstage
Blocking
The audience sits mainly on one side of this type of stage.
Proscenium stage
What does it mean to cheat out?
Turn slightly towards the audience
What does this stand for DSR
Down stage right
The process of planning and practicing character movement.
Blocking
The letter/symbol used to tell an actor to cross.
X
The audience sits on three sides of this stage.
Thrust stage
If someone is speaking to softly what should they do
Project
What stage direction is in the exact middle of the stage
Center stage
When an actor makes up lines or actions on the spot.
Improvisation
Name all three upstage areas
What are USL, USC, and USR
The audience surrounds the acting area.
Arena/In-the-Round
saying Words clearly so that you can properly be understood is called what ?
Articulation
which area is closest to the audience
Down stage
What kind of stage does Woodlawn high school have starts with the letter after O
Proscenium
Instead of blindly walking backward across the stage, an actor should do this first.
Pivot
An actor on this stage must be especially aware of having audience members on every side.
Arena/In-the-Round
What is the theater term for working together
Ensemble
If you move from DSR TO CSR TO USL ARE YOU CLOSE OR AWAY FROM THE AUDIENCE
Away
The imaginary wall between actors and audience.
The 4th wall
Why shouldn't actors move around the stage just because they are speaking?
Movement should have a purpose/motivation.
Name the three stage types we studied.
Proscenium, Thrust, and Arena/In-the-Round
using your arms and hands to also gestures is called what ?
Movement