Part 1
Aiming body out toward the audience when talking to another character
What is stage movement or blocking.
Come onto the stage.
What is enter?
A person who plans and writes plays.
What is a playwright?
An actor.
What is a thespian?
Leave the stage.
What is exit?
Where the character is when they are speaking.
What is location?
A character's goal.
What is objective?
Performance with beginning, middle, and end; section of a play that occurs at one place, at one time.
What is a scene?
What or who is standing in the way of the character achieving their desires.
What is an obstacle?
The living things humans and animals, and objects that act like people in a play.
What is a character?
Shows the change of setting or time in a play.
What is scene?
The thing in the script that is pushing the character to want what they want.
What is motivation?
Aiming body out toward the audience when talking to another character.
What is cheat or cheat out?
Loudness or softness of the voice, sound effects, or music.
What is volume?
Body, voice, imagination, and focus.
Spoken lines in a skit or play; actual words that the characters say or conversation between two or more people
What is dialogue?
Move from one stage area to another.
What is cross?
A speech delivered by one person, who exposes inner thoughts and provides insights into his or her character.
What is a monologue?
Tempo or speed at which a scene is played, very important in comedy.
What is pacing?
Putting together all facets of a character to make that person a believable individual who can be portrayed before an audience.
What is characterization?
Refers to the ups and downs in language.
What is inflection?
The act of correctly sounding out words, syllables, and letters. You can grade pronunciation
What is pronunciation?
The actions or emotions the character uses to achieve what they want.
What are tactics?
Changes in rate, pitch, volume, and intensity that help a listener stay interested in a vocal performance.
What is vocal variety?
The first recorded form of European theater began there around 600 B.C. with a festival to honor the mythical god Dionysus (Di-on-i-sus).
What is Ancient Greece?
The strength of speaking or singing whereby the human voice is used powerfully and clearly.
What is projection?
A poet who dramatized a poem at a festival for the god Dionysus and became known as the first actor.
Who is Thespis?
The relative highness or lowness of a tone as perceived by the ear.
What is pitch?
The god of wine and frivolity, song and dance.
Who is Dionysus?
Refers to speaking clearly and understandably pronouncing each word.
What is articulation?