The Actor
Read different kinds of books, visit with new people and see different kinds of movies.
How can you broaden your view of the world?
Auguste, character and white face.
What are clowns?
Clothing used to further the portrayal of a character on stage.
What are COSTUMES?
The LA accent.
What is Valley Talk?
The folds of muscles that stretch on either side of your windpipes.
What are your VOCAL CORDS?
A Standing position where the actor is facing the back of the stage.
What is full back?
Shows time place, social ranking and can establish mood.
What are costumes?
The Art of speaking clearly.
What is Articulation?
The words in a script.
What is the TEXT?
A play with singing and dancing.
What is a MUSICAL?
The using of an actor's experiences to relate to the experiences of a character in a play. A great acting technique.
What is Substitution?
Read books of the era, read the authors other work and read magazines from the time period.
What are good sources for Subtexting?
Performing without words or sounds.
What is pantomiming?
Anything that starts the thinking process.
What is stimulus?
In Makeup, light colors advance, these color recede.
What are DARK COLORS?
The bad person or force that works against the main character in a play.
Who is the Antagonist?
Know the character, forget the audience, speak with purpose, be spontaneous and keep it moving.
What are the RULES OF IMPROVISATION?
The underlying feelings a character has in a scene?
What are subtexting?
I never say properties, I always say this.
What are PROPS?
The nature tone of the voice that makes you sound different.
What is TIMBRE?
The percentage range of time an actor should be facing the audience.
What is 75-80%
How to stage, how to site, how to bend and how to walk?
What can you learn by WEARING YOUR COSTUME AHEAD OF TIME?
Mesa's stage is this kind of stage?
What is a conventional stage?
A stage with the audience on 3 sides of it.
What is a THRUST STAGE?
This happens when you vocal cords tighten.
What is goes higher?