Acting Theatre Vocab

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Centering:

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Feeling balanced, breathing comfortably, high breastbone, chest filled with air.

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Counter-cross definition:

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A movement in the opposite direction to adjust to another actor's cross.

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What is upstaging?

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Moving back on stage, away from the audience, forcing another actor to turn their back toward them.

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Emotional memory involves recalling a memory that mirrors the character's situation in detail or sensation.

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Asks the actor to call on a memory similar in detail or sensation to their character’s situation.

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Motivation:

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A character's reason for actions in a play.

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Obstacle: A person or thing preventing a character from reaching their goal.

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A person or thing preventing a character from reaching their goal.

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Objective: A character's pursuit of a specific goal in a scene.

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A character's pursuit of a specific goal in a scene.

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What is an action?

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The movement or development of the plot or story in a play.

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Pitch: highness or lowness of voice.

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Highness or lowness of voice.

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Rate definition

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The speed at which you talk.