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36 Cards in this Set
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Action |
What the character does to another character to get what he or she wants |
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Actor's Instruments |
Mind, body voice |
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Anticipating |
Reacting to or preparing to react to something before it has happened on stage |
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Beat |
A unit of an action scene. |
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Beat Change |
The moment when new action begins |
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Endowment |
Giving qualities to an object that an object does not have |
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Five Senses |
Touch, sight, hearing, taste, smell |
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Fourth Wall |
The imaginary wall between the actors and audience |
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Given Circumstances |
Information provided in the script that tells you about your character and the world they live in |
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Inner Monologue |
The thoughts of the character that are not spoken |
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The Magic "If" |
Asking if I were this character faced with these challenges, what would I do? |
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Moment Before |
What happens to the character before her or she enters a scene |
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Motivation |
The reason why the objective is important to the character |
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Objective |
The character portraying what he or she wants |
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Obstacle |
What prevents a character from getting their objective |
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Sense Memory |
Recalling the physical behavior that resulted in a sensory experience |
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Substitution |
Using vivid memory, familiar experience or a person in place of an unfamiliar situation or person in a script in order to better relate to the role |
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Subtext |
What the character is implying; the underlying meaning |
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Super-Objective |
What goal your character is pursuing for the length of the play |
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Tactics |
The physical and vocal methods used in pursuing an action |
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Arena |
The audience surrounds the performance stage |
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Downstage |
Upfront; close to the audience |
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Proscenium Stage |
A picture I frame stage with the audience viewing the performance from on perspective |
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Stage left |
The audiences right; the actors left |
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Stage Right |
The audiences left; the actors right |
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Thrust |
Three-sided audience performance relationship, with the audience on three sides of the stage |
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Upstage |
Away from the audience |
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Upstaging |
Taking focus away from the main characters in scene or turning your back to the audience |
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The Actors Obligation |
To understand the characters objective and if it is possible |
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Actor vs. Character |
Actor transforming into character |
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Commitment |
Willingness to stay with the task |
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Concentration |
Ability to focus on the subject at hand |
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Entertainment |
To hold between |
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Obligation vs. Desire |
The character must want to do something, instead or being obligated to |
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Respect for the craft |
Acknowledgement of the hard work required to succeed as a quality performer |
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Talent |
An inborn ability |
