Acting 1

Asid

observation made by the actor to the audience

Avant-Grarde

experimental theater that attempts to breakgroud

Backstage

Area behind the stage where dressing, props, and the set room are stored

Beat

The smallest unit of the scene that is important

Blocking

pattern actors follow, moving around on stage given by the director

Casting

selecting which actors will play which roles/characters

conflict

struggle between prospering ideas within a play

Farce

Execrated comedy based on broadly humorous situations

Facus

A problem at the center of a game or scene that the actor must resolve

Method acting

Acting according to the idea that the actor must understand through his or her own personal experience

Pantomie

A scene or play without words

Plot

what happend in a play with a sequence of events

Role

a part written by the playwright

Set

The scenery and furniture used in the play

Stage picture

Tableaux; created by direction

objective

What the character wants. There must be a reason for a character to act, something she/he is trying to accomplish

What is acting?

doing, listening, reacting

be physically capable of being done

physical Action

be fun to do

Physical Action

be specific

physical Action

have its test in the other person

physical action

not be an errand

physical action

Not presuppose any physical or emotional state

physical action

not be manipulative

physical action

have a "cap"

physical action

be in line with the intentions of the playwright

physical action

upstage

away from the audience

down stage

closest to the audience

You were a _____ before you were a ______

Reader, Writer

The actor knows he must_______ a body that will do whatever is asked of it.

develop

The actor must look at himself _____

honestly

As actor, you should never concern yourself with _______

Talent

True/ false: Talent is in you're control

False

The actor must use his_______ ________ to identify what is and is not within his control

Common sense

This is what I am doing in this scene, and I will do it ________ of how it makes me feel.

Irrespective

Action requires ________, braver and a lot of ______

Common sense, will

Technique is a ______ of the tool that may be used for a certain craft and an _______ of how to apply those tools

Knowledge, understanding

Acting is living ______ under the imaginary circumstance

truthfully

Who said an action must be specific

Stanislavsky

What does action mean?

What you do to get what you want. Acting is doing

obstacle

The barrier between what you want and getting it

sub text

the emotional meaning underneath the actual words

The first question you always ask is

What's going on here?

The second question you ask is

What do I know about this situation

The third question might be

"how close is this character to me- the ME that people see in everyday life

Acting exercises tend to lead to one of those three areas

Structure, personalization, or characterization