Acting Terminology

5. An unrehearsed scene, in your own, extemporaneous words
10. Physical behaviors or 'tics' pinpointing the uniqueness of the character
11. The person whom you are playing
13. Technique of expressing your real feelings between the phrases of the text
14. The point at which you either overcome an obstacle and/or reach a new emotional level previously unattainable
15. The physical arrangement of the actors' movement on stage

1. The reason you and/or your character take an action
2. when a character is alone on stage and speaks, usually to the audience
3. What you do to get what your character wants
4. The reason for your action
6. a section of the play spoken by one actor as wither part of a scene or alone on the stage. Performed within the context of a play or removed from the play in auditions.
7. the connection between your character and the other characters in the play
8. technical switch from the end of one beat to the beginning of the next
9. exploring, or creating a past event from your life for use in a scene or character (also called Affective Memory or Emotional Recall)
12. sending the voice to all areas of the theatre