Vocab
halfway between full front and stage left/right.
What is a Quarter Turn?
Behind the stage; out of view.
What is backstage?
Toward the audience.
What is downstage?
When actors and choreographers sketch an acting area, they generally divide the stage into....
What are nine locations?
Slanted.
What is a raked stage?
Toward the back of the stage.
What is upstage?
Sideways to the audience
What is a profile?
A _____________ is considered a “strong” position, or a position of power.
What is a downstage area?
Movement across the stage.
What is a cross?
Completely turned away from the audience.
What is full back?
The actor's right as he or she faces the audience.
What is stage right?
Some actors learn through __________ .
What is action?
Facing the audience
What is full front?
The actor’s left as he/she faces the audience.
What is stage left?
Halfway between full back and stage left/right.
What is a three quarter turn?
_________ is a stronger position because Western audiences are conditioned from reading to look from left to right
What is stage right?
Moving in the opposite direction of an actor making a cross
What is a counter-cross?
Imaginary lines indicating visibility of stage areas
What are sightlines?
__________ are where important scenes will often be played there, and strong characters tend to settle there.
What is downstage and stage right?