Tell the Story
The peak of a story.
What is the Climax?
This requires actors, technicians, and directors to be produced.
What is a Play?
What is Foreshadowing?
The areas where actors perform.
A director tells an actor that their character doesn't seem to have an overarching want and/or need.
What is Objective?
An actor decides that they will portray realistic anger by yelling, being passive aggressive, as well as varying the intensity of how they speak.
What is Vocal Quality?
A designer might put these people in similar clothing, a specific color palette, or something that lets the audience know they can be in the world, but also outside of it when needed.
What is the Chorus?
A character moves downstage left to a chair, where they begin to read as they hear rain start outside. They then move stage right to look out a window at the rain.
What is Blocking?
Actors may take notes on this while in rehearsal, reading it often during this process.
What is a Script?
What is a Tableau?
This can be structured or freeform. An actor might need this skill if they forget a line or if something unexpected happens during a performance.
What is Improvisation?
A technician goes through extensive research to find an aesthetic for a play they're working on.
What is Design?
This helps us understand the characters and story, verbally.
What is Dialogue?
A line that triggers a set piece to move.
What is a Cue?
A character loses someone close to them. They are overwhelmed with emotions and after a long period of silence, they begin to speak in length- alone.
What is a Monologue?
______ should have variation on stage, but actors should still always be heard by the audience.
What is Volume?
Clothing expresses how we feel as humans, in real life, and on stage.
What is Costume?
A character rolls their eyes and crosses their arms at their counterpart.
What is Gesture?
The orientation of the stage.
What are Stage Directions?
An actor's volume is okay on stage, but their words are not clear to the audience. They might need to refine this skill.
What is Diction?
You leave the theater feeling joyous, entertained, and lighthearted after this kind of story.
What is Comedy?
A designer decides to use a cool color palette- full of blues, grays, muted greens, and browns. They say the show feels like these colors, because it is _______.
What is a Tragedy?
A woman wants to become a successful author in order to generate some wealth, as her son will be going to college soon.
What is Motivation?
Getting on the stage during _______ can really help actors' proficiency in playing their character and getting a feel for the show.
What is Rehearsal?
What is Projection?