ACTOR POSITIONS
DRAMATIC STRUCTURE
STAGE DESIGNS
ACTING
INSIDE THE THEATRE
100

THE NUMBER OF ACTOR POSITIONS

8

100

THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE SHOW

PROTAGONIST
100

HAS THE AUDIENCE ON 4 SIDES

ARENA STAGE

100

TO SPEAK LOUDER

PROJECT

100

THE NUMBER OF STAGE POSITIONS

9

200
THE WEAKEST ACTOR POSITION

FULL BACK

200

THE POINT OF NO RETURN

CLIMAX

200

HAS THE AUDIENCE ON TWO SIDES

TRAVERSE

200
"X" IS THE BLOCKING SYMBOL FOR WHAT?

CROSS

200

THE PART OF THE STAGE THAT IS CLOSER TO THE AUDIENCE

DOWNSTAGE

300

THE NUMBER OF MOVES NEEDED TO GO FROM FULL FRONT TO PROFILE LEFT

2

300

THE EVENT THAT STARTS ALL OF THE MAJOR CONFLICTS IN THE PLAY

INCITING INCIDENT 

300

THIS STAGE HAS AN ARCH

PROSCENIUM

300

2 THINGS NEEDED TO CREATE EMOTIONS

VERBAL AND PHYSICAL ACTIONS

300

THE AUDIENCE SITS HERE

HOUSE

400

THE TWO POSITIONS NEXT TO FULL FRONT

1QL AND 1QR

400

SETTING, CHARACTERS AND BACKGROUND INFO

EXPOSITION

400

THIS DESIGN REMINDS YOU OF A RUNWAY

THRUST

400

A COVERSATION BETWEEN 2 OR MORE ACTORS

DIALOGUE

400

STAND HERE IF YOU WANT TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AUDIENCE

UPSTAGE

500

THE TWO POSITIONS NEXT FULLBACK

3QL AND 3QR

500

THE LONGEST SECTION OF THE PLAY

RISING ACTION

500

THE TWO DESIGNS THAT MAY BLOCK THE AUDIENCE'S VIEW

THRUST AND TRAVERSE

500

3 PARTS OF A IMPROVISATION SCENE

SETTING, SITUATION AND EMOTIONS

500

THIS PERSON DETERMINES THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE STAGE

THE ACTOR

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