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Theatre People
Basics Before Casting
The Rehearsal Process
The Voice
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A male or female person who performs a role in a play, work of theatre, or movie
Who is an actor/actress?
100
A spontaneous style of theatre through which scenes are created without advance rehearsal or a script
What is improvisation?
100
The planning and working out of the movements of actors on stage
What is blocking?
100
The degree of loudness or intensity of a voice
What is volume?
100
The creative process of developing and executing aesthetic or functional designs in a production, such as costumes, lighting, sets, and makeup
What is design?
200
The person who oversees the entire process of staging a production
Who is the director?
200
The conversation between actors on stage
What is dialogue?
200
A signal, either verbal or physical, that indicates something else, such as a line of dialogue or an entrance, is to happen
What is a cue?
200
The placement and delivery of volume, clarity, and distinctness of voice for communicating to an audience
What is projection?
200
Clothing worn by an actor on stage during a performance
What is a costume?
300
A person who writes plays
Who is a playwright?
300
An expressive movement of the body or limbs
What is a gesture?
300
A character’s reason for doing or saying things in a play.
What is motivation?
300
The clear and precise pronunciation of words
What is articulation?
300
Cosmetics and sometimes hairstyles that an actor wears on stage to emphasize facial features, historical periods, characterizations, and so forth
What is make-up?
400
The director’s assistant backstage during rehearsal and performance; the person responsible for the running of each performance.
Who is the stage manager?
400
A speech by a single character
What is a monologue?
400
A rehearsal moving from start to finish without stopping for corrections or notes
What is a run-through?
400
The characteristics of a voice, such as shrill, nasal, raspy, breathy, booming, and so forth
What is vocal quality?
400
Opinions and comments based on predetermined criteria that may be used for self- evaluation or the evaluation of the actors or the production itself
What is a critique?
500
A person who provides specific in-depth knowledge and literary resources to a director, producer, theatre company, or even the audience
Who is a dramaturg?
500
A reading of a script done by actors who have not previously reviewed the play
What is a cold reading?
500
Information that is implied by a character but not stated by a character in dialogue, including actions and thoughts
What is subtext?
500
The pronunciation of words, the choice of words, and the manner in which a person expresses himself or herself
What is diction?
500
Two or more people working together in a joint intellectual effort
What is collaboration?