Objective

Motivation

Super objective

Subtext

becoming yourself on stage

drawing attention to a particular part of speech

activities performed on stage as a part of your characterization

generally any action performed with the hands, arms, or head

what the character wants in the scene

what the character needs from the other person(s) in the scene

the reason for your character saying or doing a particular thing

the underlying thoughts that define the actual words you speak

an intellectual approach to discovering appropriate movement and vocal traits.

studying other people as sources for character development

already on stage when the scene begins

the thoughts that underlie the character's actual words

What your character wants in a scene

What your character wants to accomplish the most in the play or story.

What your character wants from the other person in the scene

Your characters reason for doing or saying a particular thing

Black-out

Ad-lib

Break character

Upstaging

the moment when the curtains go up

reacting to something before your character has a reason to

forgetting your lines on stage

your characters reason for doing or saying a particular thing

Motivation

Anticipating

Reason and thought

Projecting