Stage Direction
The very middle of the stage.
What is center stage?
Actors who share a scene equally should turn this way toward each other..
What is quarter turn?
These are the actors who appear on stage in character.
Who are the cast?
This action requires you to turn one foot toward the audience and one toward another actor..
What is cheating out?
Repeating an action so that you move naturally on stage develops this.
What is muscle memory?
This area is considered the strongest position on stage.
What is stage right?
This area is considered a strong area or position of power..
What is downstage?
When an actor moves from one side of the stage to the other during a scene..
What is crossing?
Multiple characters delivering a line at the same time.
What is a chorus?
Movement pattern characters make on stage as they move.
What is blocking?
This is the front of the stage in the middle.
What is downstage center?
This area is close to the audience in the middle of the stage.
What is downstage center?
This is when one moving actor gives way to another actor who is speaking while moving.
What is counter cross?
An imaginary barrier between the audience and the fictional performance.
What is the fourth wall?
This is an outline that includes information about the plot, what each character wants, how they conflict, and how conflict is resolved.
What is a scenario?
This area is in the back on the weak side of the stage.
What is upstage left?
This is the curved part along the front of the stage.
What is the apron?
Writer who creates a story in script form for actors to perform.
What is a playwrite?
This is when an actor uses bodily movements to communicate thoughts, emotions, etc to the audience.
What is a gesture?
Cast lines up downstage at the end of the production for applause.
What is curtain call?
This is the area in front of the stage where the band might sit.
What is the pit?
This is the location farthest away from the audience, where you can still be seen be everyone in the audience.
What is upstage center?
This type of stage is angled or sloped from back to front.
What is raked?
This is staying in character until you are offstage and out of view of the entire audience.
What is exiting?
These are small actions that the character performs without major movement.
What is stage business?