Theatre Terms
Movement
Voice Production and Articulation
Character Analysis
Character Development
100
improvise
What is to make up the words in the dialogue and the action while playing out a scene.
100
offstage
What is the part of the set that the audience can not see
100
Volume
What is the strength of your voice.
100
dual role
What is where you are both an actor as a character and an actor as an actor
100
realistic play
What is a play that imitates real life
200
ensemble
What is you and your fellow actors
200
onstage
What is the part of the set that the character can see
200
audible
What is to be able to be heard
200
objectives
What are goals
200
fourth wall
What is an imaginary wall that the audience watches and listens through
300
cheating out
What is playing a bit toward the audience while conversing with others on stage
300
Entering
What is going onto the stage.
300
diaphraghm
What is a flat muscle that seperates the chest from the abdominal cavity.
300
artistic selectivity
What is selecting the minimal amount of informatino needed to portray a character while still communicating necessary ideas and emotions
300
representational style
What is a style where the actors perform as if they are unaware that the audience is watching.
400
muscular memory
What is when you know the role so well that your actions become effortless and appear completely natural
400
Rising
What is getting up from your seat
400
resonance
What is a rich warm sound quality
400
motivation
What is a specific reason for saying or doing something
400
denouement
What is a falling action
500
scenario
What is an outline of a play
500
Exiting
What is leaving off of the stage.
500
pitch
What is the way your voice sounds
500
obstacle
What is anything that gets in the way of an objective
500
subtext
What is information that is implied in the dialogue but not stated.
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