Acting Fundamentals

4. ____________ is when you speak loudly enough to be heard by the audience.
7. A script is written by a ____________.
9. out If you are not _____________ on stage, the audience may not hear you or know what you are doing.
10. cues ____________ prevent the scene from seeming slow because the actors will jump into dialogue when needed.
11. character _____________ is when an actor stops acting and sounding like their character.
12. The speaking lines in a script are called ____________.
13. A good actor not only knows their lines, but also the ____________, or the extra meaning in dialogue.
14. Life ______________ describes how a character sounds.

1. ____________ is the art of creating and developing characters.
2. _____________ refer to body language and facial expressions.
3. variety ____________ is changing the speed, pitch, volume, or intensity of one's voice.
5. When you _____________, you are making up lines that are not in the script.
6. ____________ describes how a character moves on the stage.
8. directions ______________ tell the actors what is happening on stage, what they should be doing, and how they should be saying their lines of dialogue.
13. business _____________ refers to added little actions performed on stage that make the scene more believable.