The Actor’s Tools
Music Words
Actors Gotta Act!
Director's Notes
"In the Theater!"
100

This Tool allows you to “see” things that aren’t really there! 

What is “The Imagination!”

100

What should you be looking at while singing and dancing for "HATS THE MUSICAL?"

Who is Mr. Robbins?

100

This word is called out when an actor can't remember what to say onstage!

What is "Line!"

100

When a director says "Actors to places!" you might say...

What is "Thank you places!"
100

The Winter production for Kindergarten this year was called...

What is "The Mitten"

200

This Tool helps you dance! 

What is “the body”

200

This word describes how high or low a note is...

What is "Pitch"?

200

This is the word for the LINE or the thing that happens before you have to either say your line or DO something

What is your CUE?

200

What you are "Playing" when you are pretending to be someone or something else...

What is your "Character"
200

A group of people all watching something together is called...

What is An Audience?

300

This tool helps you make sure the audience can hear you

What is “the Voice” 

300

This word describes how fast or slow music is going

What is TEMPO

300

These are the FOUR main emotions we feel...

What are "Happiness/Joy", "Mad/Anger", "Scared/Fear", and "Sadness"

300

This Stage direction would have you closest to the audeince...

what is "Downstage"?

300

When you are standing behind two people onstage, what are you trying to stand "IN" so that you can be seen by the audience?

What is your "Window"

400

This is when you are speaking loudly and clearly so that all the people in the room and/or theater can hear you “EASILY” 

What is “projecting?”

400

When singing, an actor has to make very specific shapes with their mouth, and pay extra special attention to these types of sounds inside words 

What are VOWELS

400

The definition of "Acting" is...

What is "The Art of Pretending for an Audience"

400

This is what Mr. Robbins calls "The Secret Sauce" to acting

What is EMOTION!

400

This is the special name for when all the actors take a bow to thank the audience for watching the show... (HINT: it's not called BOWING... That's what they're DOING but it's not what it's called.)

What is a "Curtain Call"

500

By using one of these, you might sound like you are from Australia, England, or the state of Kentucky…

What is an “accent” 

500

This is a patterns of repeated sounds

What is "Rhythm"

500

The art of "using" imaginary objects onstage...

What is "Pantomime"?

500

This is what a director "gives you" when they tell you where to enter, where to stand, where to move, what to do, and where to exit

What is "Your Blocking"
500

The art of acting with no script and making up the story as you go with other actors is called

What is IMPROV!