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"living the role"
actor creates the emotions and passions of a person he is acting |
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| actor presents outward appearance, physical and vocal details of characters emotions without personal emotions |
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| disguises everyday personality in physical and emotional traits of character |
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| consistently plays a recognizable version of himself |
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illusion of reality
characters living life unaware of audience |
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imaginary
actors do not know audience is there |
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| "The Illusion of the 1st time" |
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| as though the play is happening for the first time |
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central support
skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, hyoid bones |
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| limbs, pelvic girdle, pectoral girdle |
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nasal passage
oral cavity
tongue
vocal folds
trachea
lungs
diaphragm |
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descends during inhalation
ascends during exhalation
75% breathing capacity |
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" to throw out" voice
controlled breathing
relaxed open throat
clear articulation |
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| an actor's interpretation of his dialogue |
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auditorium: directions are from audience point of view
house right is the same as stage left |
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| backstage including wings |
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| offstage: area concealed from audience |
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| areas right and left sides of the stage |
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high-ceilinged area over the stage
things "flown in" |
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| "on stage" or "playing the area" |
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proscenium
arena of theater in the round
thrust or three-quarter
greek amphitheater |
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| traditional theater with arched opening and a curtain |
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| arena of theater in the round |
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seats surrounding
backstage behind audience |
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| thrust or three-quarter area |
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seats on 3 sides
normally includes a proscenium stage with playing area extended into audience |
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"outdoor" theater
low stage with semi circles of seats on a hillside |
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center, center left and right
up center, down center
up left, down elft
up right, down right |
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| stages used to be "raked" meaning high in the back and sloped to audience |
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| set physical action for the scene |
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what the audience literally focuses on
giving, taking, and sharing focus |
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| a shared one-quarter position |
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turn at a 45 degree angle to the audience to let them see you
same plane as partner |
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| successfully move and still remain open to audience |
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tactics
commitment
imagination: the "magic if" |
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| elements of building a character |
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the text
observation
imagination |
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who am I?
where am I?
what do I want?
who or what is in my way?
what will i do to get it?
when do I want it? |
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| all conditions surrounding and influencing a character during a scene |
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| environment- physical space |
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| physical state - healthy? injured? rested? etc |
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