theatre exam 3

director

selects a script, identifies the play's spine or core motivation, and develops a guiding concept. They collaborate with actors and designers, shape the production's style—such as realism or naturalism—make edits, and lead the production team.

Producer

The individual responsible for overseeing a theatrical production, especially in large-scale theatre. They secure funding, acquire rights, negotiate contracts, hire the director, designers, and crew, rent rehearsal and performance spaces, supervise administrative tasks like box office operations, handle marketing, and manage the overall budget and finances.

Casting against type

doesn't physically fit role

Nontraditional casting

doesn't consider race or gender

Stanislavski systems

a systematic approach to realistic acting

Inner truth "magic if"

what I do , what if that was me

Objective (acting)

What does the character want more than anything in the scene

Super objective(acting)

primary goal overall in life

Through line

will link a character's objectives to push forward the action drive to the primary goal.

beginning and ending with the feet.

Suzuki builds actors' awareness of their bodies, especially their center

Meisner

- American Act Before You Think trains actors to think less and just pretend

The group theatre

- 1931 first trained African ensemble naturalistic style of acting emotional recall contemporary changed American acting.

Actors Studio -

a safe environment for professionals to work on craft nonprofit studio scene work audition process

Strasberg

method Method using techniques to authentic

Stella Adler

given the circumstances first to say theatre is art

Miesner

moment

Accent

sound

Actors Equity Association

American trade union representing the world of lie theatrical performance to protect the performer

Headshots

photo of a performer to showcase look and personality for theatre and film

Libretto

book or script of a musical or production

Missed cue

forgotten line or entrance

Monologue

a longer speech used by a single actor without breaks for dialogue also used for auditions

Musical director

person responsible for musical effects of the show and works with the director and orchestra.

Open

facing audience

Projection

the actor makes voice movements and gestures clear to the audience

Share the stage

all actors have equal focus

Stage manager

directors representative during performances making sure that the production runs smoothie vision intact assists director in rehearsal record all movements and note actors and rehearsals coordinated the work of the stage crew calls cues and possibly actors

Static scene

scene with little movement or drive

Strike

to remove and after show closes remove ebeyrhting from the stage

Take five

take a break

Tempo

general rate of playing a scene cue pick up overa energy rate line are spoken

track

actors movement and actions

proscenium

A traditional "picture frame" stage where the audience is facing the action from one direction.

arena

theatre in the round A stage surrounded by audience on all sides, offering intimacy but challenging blocking and design

thrust

A stage that extends into the audience, with seats on three sides. It allows more intimacy than proscenium but also creates some design challenges.

black box theatre

A flexible, intimate performance space that can be adapted for various configurations.

objectives of costume

time, social status, color shows relationship, symbols of characters as metaphor, meet needs of actors, style of production, consistency

light design objectives

provide visibility (number one goal,) reveals shapes and forms, provide focus, Selective visibility , assist in mood and style ,Time and place ,rhythm ,reinforce central image

Projection designer

integrates motion graphics film and lice camera They create the word Work alongside set design Create visual or live images Ensure that images are well into set , Work with all designers

sound designer

creates audio elements objectives : setting, mood, location, scene transition

Enviormental sound

like rain

Motivated sounds

sound in script motivates action onstage and indicates events offstage

Sound effects

created to help tell the story thunderclap dogs barking

stage right

left on picture

stage left

right on picture

down stage

bottom of picture

up stage

top of picture

Binaural sounds

recording sound that uses two microphones arroanged to crate a 3D sound sensation for the listener