Ehs Drama Beginning Acting: Nasality Thru Protagonist

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NASALITY

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The sound produced through nasal passages

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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

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Communicating without words, using facial expressions, gestures, and body language.

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OBSERVATION

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The careful noting of people’s emotions, physical characteristics, and voice from which characters are modeled.

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OFF OR OFFSTAGE

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Off the visible stage.

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OFFBOOK

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Rehearsal without scripts.

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ON OR ONSTAGE

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On the visible stage.

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OPEN AUDITION

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Tryout open to any actor.

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OPTIMUM PITCH

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The ideal highness or lowness of the voice.

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ORIGINALITY

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Freshness of acting style.

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OVERLAP

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To move or speak before another actor is done speaking.

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OVERTURE

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The music, usually a medley of the show’s songs, played at the beginning of a musical

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PACE

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The movement or sweep of the play as it progresses.

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PANTOMIME

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The art of acting without words.

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PARAPHRASING

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Restating lines in one’s own words.

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PARODY

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A type of low comedy that mocks a certain work by imitating the author’s style for comic effect.

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PART-WHOLE MEMORIZATION

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Studying cues or lines of script line-by-line until committed to memory.

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PATHOS

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An element in drama that arouses feelings of pity and compassion in an audience.

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PAUSE

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A lull or stop in dialogue or action

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PERSONAL PROPS

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Small props that are usually carried in an actor’s costume, such as money or a pen.

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PICKING UP OF CUES

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Speaking immediately on the last word of the previous speaker

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PITCH

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The relative highness or lowness of the voice.

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PLACES

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The stage command for actors to take their positions

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PLAYING THE CONDITIONS

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Interpreting characters with the help of the elements

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PLAYING THE MOMENT

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Responding to each line, action, and character in the permanent present

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PLAYING THE OBJECT

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Using objects to project character.

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PLAYING THE OBJECTIVES

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Using methods to reach goals of characters, such as writing a letter.

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PLAYING THE OBSTACLES

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Facing each crisis or obstacle that stands in the way of an objective of the character.

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PLOT

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The series of related events that take place in a play.

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POLISHING REHEARSAL

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The final rehearsal at which all parts of the play are brought together

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PREPARED AUDITION

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A tryout in which the actor uses material that has been memorized

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PRESENTATIONAL

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the actors may speak directly to the audience.

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PRIMARY SOURCE

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The observation of a person’s posture, movements, habits, voice inflections, and mannerisms in order to build character.

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PRINCIPALS

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The main characters in a play or the named characters in a musical play.

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PROJECTION

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The control of the volume of the voice

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PROMPTBOOK

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A script marked with directions and cues for use by the prompter.

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PRONUNCIATION

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The manner of saying words using the correct sounds in words and placing the accent on the stressed syllables.

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PROCENIUM ARCH

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The arch opening between the stage and the auditorium.

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PROTAGONIST

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The main character in a play.