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82 Cards in this Set
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blocking
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directors arrangement of actors' movements on stage
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stage right/left
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actor's right or left
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downstage
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toward the audience
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upstage
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away from the audience
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below
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toward the audience/downstage of
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above
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away from the audience/upstage of
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in
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toward the center of the stage
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out
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away from the center of the stage
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onstage
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the part of the stage visible to the audience
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offstage
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any of the stage not visible to the audience
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backstage
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stage portion of the theatre building
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wings
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offstage areas to the left and right of acting area
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open
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turned toward the audience
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closed
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turned away from the audience
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share
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two actors are equally open
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give
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to be less open than the acting partner
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take
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to be more open than the acting partner
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upstage
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to force another actor to face away from the audience
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cross
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to move from one part of the stage to another
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countercross
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adjust to a cross with an opposite movement
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curved cross
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crossing up or down in a way that one actor is not upstage of another
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cover
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obstructing another actor from view or to prevent the audience from detecting a mistake
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dress stage
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adjusting positions to improve stage composition
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business
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small actions
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hand props
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small objects handled onstage
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personal props
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hand props carried by an actor as part of the character
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costume props
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costume accessories
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stage props
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objects that dress the stage
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prop table
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used for storing props when not in use
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ad lib
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lines supplied by the actor in crowd scenes or to fill a silence
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aside
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line intended for the audience that other characters do not hear
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build
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increase tempo
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cue
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last words of a speech or end of an action that triggers another actors lines or action
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pick up cues
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direction for actor to speak immediately
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pointing
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special emphasis to a word, phrase or action
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tag line
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last line of a scene or act
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telescoping
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overlapping speeches
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top
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building a line higher than the one before
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action
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actor's part defined by a goal
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adjustment
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holding fast to role while altering intention or actions
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affective memory
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stanislavsky-sense memory and emotional recall
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apron
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part of stage that extends toward audience
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asbestos
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fireproof curtain
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backdrop
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drop farthest upstage
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backing
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drop or flat used outside a door or window
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bit part
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small part with few lines
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call board
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backstage bulletin board
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character part
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unusual role
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cheating
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playing more open than purely realistic
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clear stage
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instruction for all nonessentials to leave the stage
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company
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group that performs together
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curtain call
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appearance of actors onstage after the performance
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curtain line
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line that the front curtain touches when closed
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double
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playing more than one part
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drop
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any material used as backing
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ensemble acting
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presentation that emphasizes group
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exit
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to leave the stage, opening actors use to leave
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extra
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small, nonspeaking part
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flats
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canvas covered frames used for walls
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flies
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space where scenery is suspended
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fourth wall
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imaginary wall at the front of the stage
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front curtain
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curtain closing proscenium opening
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given circumstance
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unchangeable fact that affects the playing of a scene
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gridiron
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structure used to suspend scenery
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ground plan
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arrangement of scenery and stage props
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indicating
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performing without intention
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intention
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the reason for performing a scene
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justification
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believing strongly in the reality of the action
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magic if
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stanislavski-actor's process of placing himself in the circumstances of the scene
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motivation
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why the character acts
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mugging
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exaggerated facial expression
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obstacle
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obstruction that hinders an action
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pacing
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speed at which the action and lines move
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proscenium
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wall dividing stage and auditorium
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proscenium opening
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arched opening through which audience views the stage
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run through
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uninterrupted rehearsal
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working rehearsal
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director or actors can stop to work on details
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stealing
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taking attention that should be elsewhere
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straight part
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typical role
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strike
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direction given to change setting between scenes
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subtext
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actor's thoughts that give meaning to dialogue
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trap
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opening in stage floor
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