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| words that provoke a reaction; "to beg" "to seduce" |
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| words that don't motivate a reaction; "to read" "to run"; no progression |
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| lines the actor adds to fill in an awkward pause |
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| the ability to adjust to unforeseen circumstances |
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| physical alteration to accomodate new position of fellow actor |
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| sense + emotion memory; experience/feeling |
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| onstage line spoken to audience that other characters "can't hear" |
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| short silence in dialogue; unit of action |
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| 1. forcing someone to turn us 2. show off (steal focus) |
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| to increase the intensity of a line or action to reach a climax |
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| proper alignment + good posture |
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| focus energy on one sequence of actions |
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| concentrated state of relaxation in which actors can attain utmost capacity |
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| personal emotion actor uses to find "stage emotion" |
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| unchangeable facts: who, what, when and where of scene |
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| when the conflict is first introduced; catalyst for the action of the play |
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| concentrate only on what's happening in your direct vicinity |
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| actions presented without objectives |
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| what your character wants overall (superobjective) |
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| remember smells, sounds, etc. |
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| build, do something bigger |
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| natural ability to create art of superior quality (innate) |
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| plan for how you try to get what you want |
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| 1. hide someone 2. fix/hide mistake |
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| list of character's motivated movements forming a logical sequence |
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| emotion "repeated" onstage |
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| character's inner thoughts that are demonstrated through physical action |
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| as an audience you accept what's going on onstage as reality for the duration of the play |
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| individuality and manner of expression |
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| play's central theme or intent that runs throughout the play; the author's message |
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| chain of logical, purposeful objectives that eventually disclose the super-objective |
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| unspoken flashes of thoughts and images that occurs underneath all actions |
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| when actors are fully focused on their immediate action without worrying what the audience thinks |
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| Method of Physical Actions |
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| actor's logical sequence of actions that leads to emotions, thoughts, imagination, etc. |
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| character's quest that fuels a sequence of simple actions |
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| physical or psychological impediment that hinders the character from completing an action |
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| physical act without content or meaning |
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| inseparable connection between internal experience and external expression |
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| the emotions that you actually feel in real life |
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| rhythmic flow and speed of a physical action or speech |
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| when an actor plays in a more open position than reality would allow |
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| the consideration of where "you" have been prior to an entrance |
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| two actors are both open to the same degree |
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| Russian co-founder and director of the Moscow Art Theatre; creator of the world's first and best known study of the acting art |
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| puts the actor in the character's shoes |
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| words to emphasize to influence the meaning of the line |
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| suspension of action in which nothing happens |
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| moment in which thought processes continue when other actions do not |
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| emphasized line because of importance |
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| sometimes the character isn't saying exactly what he thinks |
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| actor's flashes of thoughts that give meaning to the dialogue and stage directions |
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