Seven Golden Rules

Walk the U means what?

• U turns are illegal.

• Walk up one aisle, then back the other. Keep your face front while you do it.

Rule number two is what?

• Don't turn your back to the audience.

• Don't talk too loudly.

• Keep your emotions to a minimum.

• Movements should be minimized.

When it comes to speed, what is a good general rule of thumb?

• Speed it up!

• Slow it down!

What's another recommendation for speech?

• Quiet down.

• Stop, drop and roll.

• Speak up and articulate.

• Speed up your speech.

Closed groups are best.

• True. Face your other actors so they can read your emotion.

• False. Open up the circle so the audience can read your emotion.

Have actors enter from the aisle instead of the front of the room when it works for your scene.

• True

• False

Run your scene as many times as possible during class.

• True

• False

You can perform early if your group is ready to move on to something else.

• True

• False

You're doing a scene where two people talk. What is a good way to be sure we see both faces?

• Face each other

• Have one person stand behind the other person.

We need to BE our characters, instead of being a nervous student, laughing at how they're messing up their scene. What's a good way to avoid that?

• Think like a kid. Play pretend for two to three minutes, and practice your scene dozens of times.

• Cross your fingers and hope you do well.