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Theatre Vocab1
Theater Class Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Blocking | director's arrangement of the actors' postitions and movements on the stagewith respect to one another and to the stage space 1. to tell a story 2. to develop characterization 3. to set mood/atmosphere |
| Stage Right | actors' right as he stands facing the audience |
| Stage Left | actors' left and he stands facing towards the audience |
| Downstage | toward the audience |
| Upstage | away from the audience |
| Below | toward the audience, or downstage OF an object/actor |
| Above | away from the audience, or upstage OF an object or actor |
| In | toward the center of the stage |
| Out | away from the center of the stage |
| Onstage | the part of the stage enclosed by the setting that is visible to the audience |
| Offstage | all parts of the stage NOT enclosed by the setting |
| Wings | offstage spaces to the right and left of the acting area |
| Backstage | entire offstage portion of the theatre building which would include the wings, the dressing rooms, green room, scene shop, etc. |
| House | the auditorium where the audience sits |
| Scene Shop | place where scenery is constructed |
| Green Room | lounge for the actors while they wait to go onstage |
| Specific Stage Areas | in order that a director may designate an actor's position onstage precisely, the acting portion of the stage is divided into 15 areas |
| Open | a body position in which the actor is facing toward the audience, or nearly so. 1. Play shared scenes in quater position 2. Make turns downstage 3. Do not cover yourself or other actors while making gestures or passing objects. 4. Kneel on downstage |
| Closed | a closed position is one in which the actor is turned away from the audience |
| Enter | to come onstage in view of the audience |
| Exit | to go offstage out of sight from the audience |
| Cross | movement from one stage area to another; use X to abbreviate cross in your script |
| Share | when the 2 actors are both open to an equal degree, allowing the audience to see them equally well |
| Give/Take | when 2 actors are not equally open, and one recieves greater emphasis than the other, the actor emphasized is said to TAKE the scene. The other is said to GIVE the scene. |
| Upstaging | One actor upstages another when he takes a position that forces the second actor to face upstage, or away from the audience. To avoid upstaging, another actor, you should take positions on the exact same level of the actor with whom you are playing. |
| Countercross | small movement in the opposite direction in adjustment to the cross of another actor. The director usually says "counter right" or "counter left" |
| Curved Cross | In crossing to a perosn or object above or below you, it is necessary to cross in a curve so that you do not arrive either upstage or downstage of the person or object. |
| Cover | 1. The responsibility downstage actor; do not stand in front another actor 2. If another actor does'nt stand below, make small adjusting movement 3. moving actor should recieve attention crosses below actors you arent covered |
| Given Circumstances | information about the world of the play that is given by the playwrite. WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN |
| Objective | the goal, want, or desire of the character for each moment s/he is on stage. The phrase "I WANT" followed by an active verb (ex. I WANT TO CALM HER DOWN) |
| Obstacle | those things that stand in the way of achieving your objective |
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