Inflections
Role Preparation
Lines
Stage Work
Characterization
100
The voice modulation used when one is surprised, shocked, or asking questions
What is Rising inflection
100
The method for learning lines in which the actor begins by reading through the whole play several times
What is Whole-part memorization
100
Lines that actors trail off rather than finishing
What is Fade-off lines
100
The swelling and fading of the audience's laughter
What is Laugh curve
100
To extract the maximum response from the audience
What is Milk
200
The voice modulation that signals the end of a statement
What is Falling inflection
200
The method for learning lines in which the actor learns each line separately until the actor's entire part is learned
What is Part-whole memorization
200
Lines interrupted by another speaker
What is Cut-off lines
200
The type of stage completely surrounded by the audience
What is Arena stage
200
The type of character that lacks confidence and tends to be fearful, intimidated, or confused
What is "Pitch up" character
300
The voice modulation that suggests calmness, decisiveness, or steadiness of purpose
What is Sustained inflection
300
The hidden meaning that lies "between the lines"
What is Subtext
300
Extremely important lines that everyone in the audience must hear
What is Key Lines
300
For example, Melissa should stand at four o'clock and cross to nine o'clock when Randy is at twelve o'clock
What is Clock reference
300
The type of character that is self-assured, dominating, authoritative, and overbearing
What is "Pitch down" character
400
The voice modulation in which a vowel is stressed to sound like two vowels to change the meaning of a word or to stress a particular meaning
What is Circumflex inflection
400
Purposefully appearing to be ignorant of any information from later in the play
What is "Forgetting what you know"
400
Delivering a line that surpasses the hilarity of the line just spoken
What is Topping
400
For example, NE, NW, SE, SW; or 1, 2, 3, 4; or A, B, C, D
What is Quadrants
400
A technique in which an actor recalls a personal experience in order to capture the emotional response called for in a scene
What is Substitution
500
Cockney is an example of this
What is Dialect
500
Starting the meaning of a line in your own words
What is Paraphrasing
500
The line stated in order to silence the audience's laughter
What is "Cut-in" line
500
The type of stage that is surrounded on three sides by the audience and has a back wall
What is Thrust stage
500
The impromptu portrayal of a character without any preparation
What is Improvisation
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