Forward on Stage
Embracing the offers made by other performers in order to advance the scene.
What is Accepting?
Making silly faces or joking instead of reacting truthfully in a scene.
What is Mugging?
Actor who only speaks to the audience about the story.
Who is the Narrator?
Conversation in a play.
What is Dialogue?
A section of a play.
What is an Act?
The process of moving a scene forward.
What is Advancing?
Ignoring an opportunity to advance a scene because an actor isn't listening.
What is Dropping an Offer?
Humorous actions or words put in a serious play.
What is Comic Relief?
A made-up language.
What is Gibberish?
A play with a sad or unhappy ending.
What is a Tragedy?
The goal for a particular character or scene.
What is Objective?
Trying to do something funny or make a joke that doesn't flow naturally from the scene.
What is Gagging?
All the actors in a play.
What is Cast?
Lines not heard by other actors on stage but heard by the audience.
What is Aside?
A section in an Act of a play.
What is a Scene?
The story told by a scene. It should have a beginning, middle, and end.
Taking over a scene in a way that doesn't allow other performers to influence it.
What is Steamrolling?
Sides of the stage not seen by the audience.
What are Wings?
Long speech from one actor to other actors.
What is a Monologue?
A funny or amusing play.
What is a Comedy?
Combining two dissimilar ideas into one to advance a scene.
What is Synthesis?
The period at which a scene stops advancing.
What is Plateau?
Same as audience right.
What is Stage Left?
Long speech by an actor speaking to himself.
What is a Soliloquy?
Introductory section of a play.
What is a Prologue?