Vocabulary
A signal that an actor uses to figure out when to speak, move, or take action.
What is a cue?
To move from one place on stage to another.
What is a cross?
How many questions are in Uta Hagen's Technique?
I am standing at center stage, facing the audience. If I step towards them, I am moving in this direction.
This musical tells the tale of two witches, one Evil, and one Good.
What is Wicked?
To move in the opposite direction of another actor’s cross to balance the stage picture.
What is a counter cross?
An actor entering or leaving the stage.
Enter/Exit
What is the first question in Uta Hagen's technique?
Who am I?
I am standing in the house. This is the direction to my left.
House Left
Playwright Aeschylus died in a humorous and tragic way. This fell on his head when an eagle dropped it.
What is a turtle?
Turning and speaking directly to the audience, with the understanding that other characters cannot hear.
What is an aside?
When an actor makes up lines or actions not in the script, usually to cover a mistake.
What is an Ad-Lib
What is question #5 in Uta Hagen's technique?
What are my Relationships?
I am standing at downstage right, facing the audience. I cross in a diagonal path to the back wall of the theater. That puts me at this position.
What is Upstage Left?
This famous tragedy by William Shakespeare is supposedly cursed, leading to its name being banned in theatrical spaces.
What is Macbeth?
A small, deliberate action performed onstage to make the scene feel realistic.
What is Stage Business?
A note in the script that tells the actor how a line should be said (emotion, volume, tone).
What is your character?
If I am standing on the lip of the stage, past the curtain, I am standing on this part of the stage.
What is the apron?
The longest running show on Broadway, which recently got an interactive revival that is only open to those 14 and older.
What is Phantom of the Opera?
A direction that indicates the character’s emotion or attitude behind the line.
What is an Emotional Cue?
A note beside a line that clarifies who is speaking.
What is a Dialogue Tag?
How many of Uta Hagen's questions are centered around the character's goals?
Three
When an actor is not on stage, they can be found waiting in this part of the backstage area.
What are the wings?
This Disney animated movie was the first nominated for best picture. It would also later become Disney's first Broadway musical.
What is Beauty and the Beast?