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28 Cards in this Set
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Interpretive Director
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trys to live up to the intent o the playwright
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Conseptual Director
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try to break dowm play in order to find new meaning within it
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metaphorical hats
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dictator
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type cast
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cast according to physical features
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casting against type
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going against physical features
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non traditional casting
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casting bc of talent; not bc of looks
ex- Norca gender-neutral, colorblind, ec) |
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picturization
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visual interpretation of each moment of the play
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necessity of entrusting
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important aspect of play...actors must trust director
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to act
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is to do
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first actor
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thespus
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Magic If
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what if i lived under this characters given circumstances in this part of the play, what would i do?
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improvization
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comedia del arte
stock characters performing incomedic fashion |
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transformational
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when an actor creates a variety of characters using different props or costumes
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single hardest thing to do mentally on stage
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listening
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3 Qualities evry actor must have
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stage presence, passion, risk
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personality actor
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ex. Jerry Seinfeld..
actor plays themselves in production |
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transformational
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when an actor creates a variety of characters using different props or costumes
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character actor
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ex. cramer
actor plays a character that is not themselves |
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technical skills to be an actor
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vocal, physical, mental
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design metaphor
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visual statement that expresses the totality of the theatical imagination
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facade
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false front
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Skene house
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generalizing background depicting a godly palace or temple
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heaven
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stage right
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hell (hellmouth)
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stage left
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signle point perspective
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vanishing point... everything comes together at one point
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warm lighting
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yellow/orange
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cool lighting
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blue/purple
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underscoring
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music played beneath the scene to add effect
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