Theatrical Terminology
Downstage.
I'll feel fine, fine FINE!
Play: Raisin in the Sun
Character: Walter
Dialogue on the floor.
Pick up line.
You're going to find yourself in one sweet lawsuit!
Play: The Odd Couple
Character: Felix
Co-worker support.
Why Were You Late
When an actor wrongfully stands in front of another actor.
Upstaging.
What the hell is that? The curse of the cat people?
Play: Odd Couple
Character: Oscar (or Olive)
A chemistry term that refers to the time required for a substance to reduce to fifty percent of its initial value .
Half-Life.
I am the subject you narcissistic mother@#$&er!
Play: August Osage County
Character: Barbara
Human action figures.
Moving Bodies.
Pushing one's voice to reach the back of the theater.
Projecting.
I'VE BEEN STANDING RIGHT HERE WITH YOU!
Play: Fences
Character: Rose
Scramble the relationships.
Fire Drill
Character: Alison
Same scene on repeat.
Scene three ways.
The key to active listening.
Being affected.
Dude, we have pay-per-view!
Play: Maggie May
Character: Donny
Only master BS artists need apply.
Expert Scenes.
I'm not a prude.
Play: Maggie May
Character: Maggie
New Choice!
Shoulda Said
Acting style that doesn't dig deep, but only works on the exterior.
Mechanical Acting.
Why did you put your head in the oven?
Play: Crimes of the Heart
Character: Meg
What terrible thing have I just done?
Evil Twin.
I gotta take a dump.
Play: Reasons to be Pretty
Character: Kent
Lyrical chain face off.
Lounge Lizards