Show:
Terms A
Terms B
Terms C
Stage Directions
100
Define Backstage.
behind the stage; out of view
100
Define full front.
facing toward the audience
100
Define audible.
able to be heard
100
Where is center stage?
Good!
200
Define cross.
movement across the stage
200
Define raked.
slanted
200
Define inflection.
variety of vocal pitch
200
Start at center stage. Go down right.
Nice!
300
Define sightlines.
imaginary lines indicating visibility of stage areas to the audience
300
Define profile.
sideways to the audience
300
Define rate.
the speed at which one speaks
300
Start at center stage. Go up left.
Good.
400
Define Counter-cross.
moving in the opposite direction of an actor making a cross
400
Define diaphragm.
the muscle below the rib cage
400
Define resonance.
a rich, warm speaking quality
400
Start at upstage center. Go down right while saying the first two lines of your Shakespearean monologue.
Nice.
500
Define circumflex.
a combination of rising and falling inflection
500
Define larynx.
the area of the throat that contains the vocal cords
500
Define project.
to send the voice out to the audience
500
Start at downstage right. Say some of your monologue, then walk up left, and say another line. Then cross to center stage, and finish your sentence.
Great!