Theatre Basics
The practice of turning one's body towards the audience
What is cheating out?
The degree of loudness
If you are in a hurry, your this should increase
What is pace?
A play is broken up into acts and these, which are decided based on time and place
What are scenes?
These kinds of monologues have a character trying to reach a goal or complete an action of some kind
What are active monologues?
A director might ask you to put a _________ on the end of your scene, to finish strong
What is a button?
If your character gets excited, their volume and their this may go up
What is pitch?
Ms. Dupré often wants your movement to have more this onstage; nothing is small.
What is exaggeration?
If a playwright feels sad writing about a scene, then the __________ of the scene will be sad
What is tone?
If a monologue takes place in a conversation between two women in a beauty parlor, it could be considered a this
What is a dramatic monologue?
Acting without having planned what to do or say
What is an ad-lib?
British, Southern, or Jersey can be examples of this vocal skill
What is an accent?
If a character just got engaged, they might use this movement skill to draw attention to their hand
What is emphasis?
The audience should feel a certain this based on the writing and performance of a play
What is mood?
What is an interior monologue?
The spotlight operator will be located here
What is a stage manager?
A director might ask you to add a this before speaking, for dramatic effect
What is a pause?
If someone is nervous, then their body will likely have a lot of this
What is tension?
The four necessary elements of a scene can help add these to a story
What are stakes?
A grandpa telling his grandson about the time he got his first bike could be an example of this kind of monologue
What is a narrative monologue?
Acting is reacting... meaning you have to _________ to your scene partner
What is listen?
If an actor is chewing their words and using great diction, then they have high this in their voice
What is clarity?
A soldier might have very little of this movement skill
What is fluidity?
The four necessary elements of a scene are goals, conflict, these, and choices
What are reactions?
The Crucible by Arthur Miller was written in 1953, making any monologues that come from it, this
What is contemporary?