Staging
Vocal Production
Drama Terms
Acting Terms
Play Production
100
Everything in theatre dealing with blocking (including levels and tempos).
What is staging.
100
Being loud enough to be heard without yelling.
What is Projection.
100
A motion generally with your hands that indicates an emotion or feeling.
What is Gesture?
100
When you take yourself out of the world of the play.
What is "breaking character"?
100
The person who writes the plays.
Who is the Playwright?
200
high, medium, low (or 1,2,3)
What is Levels
200
Saying every part of the word in order to be understood.
What is Articulation.
200
The thing that prompts you to say your line or go onstage.
What is cue?
200
What is the term for finding a place to focus during your monologue?
What is focal point?
200
The person who is in charge of the artistic vision of the play.
Who is the director?
300
Fast, Medium Slow
What is Tempos
300
Varying the pitch of your voice to "color" the words with different emotions and meaning.
What is Inflection.
300
A frozen stage picture.
What is Tableau?
300
What is the biggest expectation for audience behavior?
What is "do not distract from the performance"?
300
What is the term for speech between two people?
What is dialogue?
400
Where the actor moves on stage.
What is blocking?
400
The muscle that we use to project our voice.
What is the diaphragm.
400
A script is made up of....
What are lines?
400
Where you introduce your monologue.
What is slate?
400
What is the term for an extended line?
What is a monologue?
500
Blocking someone from view, or making it difficult for them to be seen or heard. (stealing focus)
What is Upstaging?
500
The technical term for voice box.
What is the Larynx ?
500
When you come onto the stage it is called an ___________.
What is an entrance?
500
What are the 6 questions your monologue must answer?
What is Who, what, when ,where, why, and how?
500
The 5 major stage directions.
What is: Center Upstage Downstage Stage Left Stage Right