WorksheetsTheatre 2 Terms
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
rehearsal technique in which the play is run through very
quickly. Often only a line rehearsal.
Soliloquy
Speed-through
Tempo
Line reading
the details of blocking. “busy work” kind of activity often not related to the lines
Text analysis
Intention
Gibberish
Stage business
varying degrees of nervousness, fright, or panic at the idea of performing before an audience
Imagination
Obstacle
Stage fright
Transition
the real meaning under the words of the script
Subtext
Groundplan
Motivation
Overacting
what the character wants throughout the whole play
Objective
Action
Super-objective
Instinct
speed of a scene or speech
Improvisation
Pace
Mannerisms
Tempo
a systematic examination of all the elements of a script in order to understand and play your part
Notes
Text analysis
Inner monologue
Theme
playwright’s statement- what he/she is trying to say through the play
Intention
Critique
Theme
Cheating
play where the hero fails, he usually dies and you knew it would happen from the start
Farce
Romeo and Juliet
Drama
Tragedy
the moment of switching from one beat to another or from one scene to another
Transition
Pause
Sides
Observation
categorizing actors by physical appearance, according to the type of roles they’re likely to play.
Emotional Memory
Type-cast
Character
Line rehearsal
how loud or soft something is
Projection
Relaxation
Volume
Pitch
