Theatre Terms
Acting without a sound is...
Making up the scene as you go is called...
Speaking loudly is called
What is projection?
A person who pretends to be a character on stage is an
What is an actor?
Mr. Whitley loves it when the actors on stage speak loudly. We call that ___________.
What is projection?
Our voice, our body, and our imagination are considered these because they help us "build" characters.
What are actor's tools?
Shouting at your toys is NOT considered a...
What is a gesture?
Speaking clearly is called...
What is articulation?
Who, what, when, where, and why are considered these inside of a story?
Mr. Whitley loves it when actors use their hands to express what they are feeling. These are called ______________
What are gestures?
This can be found at the end of a story and is sometimes called the "solution", but the proper term for this is...
What is a resolution?
This sort of clown doesn't speak and depends solely on his gestures and facial expressions.
What is a mime?
Speaking with emotion...
What is expression?
The reason a character does a certain action; is their "why" for doing something.
What is motivation?
Mr. Whitley loves to read. When actors read these and the director tells them what to do, it is not considered this type of acting.
What is improvisation?
This document contains all of the dialogue that the characters say to one another.
What is a script?
Who is Marcel Marceau?
A made-up language is called
What is gibberish?
This is what the character wants. Example: Cinderella wants to go to the ball. Her evil-stepsisters want to marry the prince.
What is objective?
This is the street to go to if you want to dance, sing and act in the Big Apple!
What is Broadway?
This person tells the actors how to act and say their dialogue on stage.
What is a director?
You can be an actor in these places...
In a theater, on stage.
In a movie or TV series, on tv.
In a short or clip, on the internet.
A pun or joke or phrase that uses illiteration as so to prepare the actor to speak more clearly or stumble up the speaker's words.
What are tongue-twisters?
This is a terrible thing to do when it comes to audience etiquette
What is talking?
Mr. Whitley's favorite actress, which means a woman who acts, is?
Who is Merryl Streep