vocab
Throw focus on the important character in a scene
Give
Directors planned movement for the characters
Blocking
Warning for actors to assume their position on stage for the beginning of the scene
Places
Lather to dionysus in center of orchestra
Thymele
Building used as a dressing room
Skene
Movement of separate parts of the body such as waving an arm or shrugging a shoulder
Gesture
To have a specific reason for saying or doing something, to show characters desires through voice and movement
Motivate
Rehearse scene without interruption
Run through
The stage where the actors performed
Orchestra
Facade of skene building used as a backdrop
Proskeneion
When the actor loses concentration while performing
Break character
To play towards the audience
Open up
Last words or action of one actor immediately precede another other actors speech
Cue
Where the audience sits
Theatron
Entrance & exit to the theater used by actors
Parados
The clear and precise pronunciation of words
Articulation
To quickly begin a speech without allowing a pause between the first words of the speech and the cue
Pick up cues
To play toward the audience while seemingly conversing with others on the stage
Cheat
Taking audiences attention away from the proper focal point also called upstaging
Stealing the scene
God of wine
Dionysus
A small movement in the opposite direction to the cross made by another actor
Countercross
Detailed bits of action such as knitting, setting the table, etc as distinguished from broad stage moments
Business
To give lines and movement at the exact effective moment
Timing
Indications to the director and actors about various aspects of the play, including information on character, how a play should proceed, how a play should should look, and the mood or effects of a play
Stage directions
Comes from the Greek word dran meaning to do
Drama