Improv
Theater Terminology 1
Theater Terminology 2
Theater Terminology 3
Theater Terminology 4
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An unscripted, unrehearsed form of acting
What is Improv
100
A movie, television drama, or stage play based on a written work.
What is an adaptation
100
Their perspective determines left and right on the stage
What is the actor
100
Broad character types that share similar traits
What are stock characters
100
The imaginary boundary that separates the actors and the audience
What is the fourth wall
200
Establish Setting is the first
What is rule of improv
200
An example of an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet that we studied in class.
What is West Side Story
200
Script notation that describes precise movement and position of actors on the stage.
What is Blocking
200
The smallest division of action in a play
What is a dramatic beat
200
When an actor turns their face or entire body out to the audience to be seen better.
What is Cheating Out
300
The second rule of improv
What is Establish relationship
300
The art or science of motion picture photography
What is Cinematography
300
The evaluation of a character's traits
What is Character Analysis
300
changes in the action of a character
What action beats
300
One reason an actor would break the fourth wall
What is for comedic effect
400
Expressing or representing something in exaggerated or extravagant mime
What is Pantomime
400
Dialog presented by a single actor to express their mental thoughts out loud or to address another character (or the audience)
What is a Monologue
400
The three important elements of character analysis
What is character role, trait, and conflict
400
These are created when a character pauses or hesitates
What pause beats
400
The second reason an actor would break the fourth wall
What is for dramatic effect
500
The third and most important rule of improv
What is Never Negate
500
The area of the stage closest to the audience
What is Downstage
500
The area of a stage furthest from the audience
What is Upstage
500
The pronunciation of words, choice of words, and the manner in which a person expresses themselves.
What is Diction
500
the final reason an actor would break the fourth wall
What is to engage the audience.
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