theater vocabulary

Thespis

1st actor = thespians

Dionysus

“God” of theater

The unties

Time / place / action

Purpose of theater

3’ s - education, entertainment , enlightenment

Greek theater

Classical, formal, violence off stage , masks

Roman theater

Stock characters

Amphitheatere

Orchestra pit

Coliseum

Large theater

Dues ex machina

Divine intervention

Comedy

Happy

Tragedy

Sad

Comedy levels

High middle low

Comedy styles

Stature , romantic, farce

Actors stage business

What or how they do something

Verisimilitude

believable or realistic

Archetypes

Recognizable characters

Stereotypes

Negative portrayals

Monologue

One person talking to others

Dialogue

Two or more people talking

Soliloquy

Person talking to self

Slate

Introduction performance

Dramatic elements

Parts of play

Technical elements

Tech to create the visual

Character analysis

5 W’s- who what where why when

4th wall

Imaginary wall between actors + audience

Improv

Making it up as you go

Acting is

Reacting

Uta Hagen

Method we follow

Post script

Cut and tape the script into notebook

Punctuation

Characters state of mind

Objective

What your goal is

Obstacle

What is in your way

Tactics

How you deal with it

Unit memorization

Memorize by section

rote memorization

Memorize by repeating it

Line

Call for line to be prompted

Diction

Speak clearly

Projection

Speak loudly

Char. Physicality

3 factors determine

Characters physical postures

1. Age/ physiology

2. Personality, age, environment

3. Physicality

Critiques

Helpful feed back

Score

Check over it

Tech rehearsals

Times tech elements lights, set, sound , costume

Final dress tech

S tech everything needs to be in place

Actions

Blocking

Cues @ top - bottom

when you do something

Madea

Tyler perry

Medea

Comedic tragedy

Oedipus

Perfect tragedy