Characterization
What is the term for developing and portraying a personality through thought, action, dialogue, costuming, and makeup?
Characterization
What do we call an easily recognizable, usually one-dimensional character with predictable actions?
Stock character
True or False: Characterization only means pretending to be a character without thinking about the character's inner life.
False — it includes inner life and making others believe you're the character.
Give two examples of common stock characters listed in the presentation.
Examples: villain, hero, clever servant, fool, heroine.
Name two ways (besides dialogue) an actor can show a character's personality onstage.
Examples: facial expressions, body posture, movement, costume, makeup.
Define "character analysis" as used in theatre.
Character analysis = taking given info (internal/external, background) to study or examine traits of a character.
Explain why observing real people helps an actor create original characters. Give one specific example an actor might observe and use.
Observing people gives realistic details (e.g., watching someone fidget when nervous to use that habit in a character).