Stages, Directions, and Body Positions

What does cheating out mean?

• To dance

• To stand profile

• To turn Upstage

• Opening yourself up to the audience

The direction of stage left and right is determined by whose perspective?

• Audience

• Director

• Actor

• Parent

Q8: What is this Stage Position (Han Solo)?

• Left Profile

• 1/4 Right

• Full Front

• 3/4 Left

If you are walking away from the audience, you are walking _________________.

• Upstage

• Downstage

• Stage Right

• Stage Left

This stage is a performance space with audience members on three sides.

• Thrust Stage

• Arena Stage

• Proscenium Stage

What are Stage Directions?

• Text in a play that indicates movement, position, tone, or sound and lighting
• The director's instructions to the crew
• The lines spoken by actors
• Where to stand on stage

Q9: What is this Stage Position?

• Full Back

• Left Profile

• Full Front

• 1/4 Right

How many sections make up a stage?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

What is blocking?

• The act of planning actions and movements in a scene

• The act of building a practice set out of blocks

• The act of drawing squares on the stage

• The act of standing in front of another actor

Q4: What is this Stage Position (Princess Leia)?

• Right Profile

• Full Back

• Left Profile

• 1/4 Left