Acting Terminology

3. sending the voice to all areas of the theatre
8. The physical arrangement of the actors' movement on stage
9. The reason you and/or your character take an action
12. The reason for your action
13. monologue Technique of expressing your real feelings between the phrases of the text
14. An unrehearsed scene, in your own, extemporaneous words
15. The point at which you either overcome an obstacle and/or reach a new emotional level previously unattainable

1. 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.
2. technical switch from the end of one beat to the beginning of the next
4. the connection between your character and the other characters in the play
5. memory exploring, or creating a past event from your life for use in a scene or character (also called Affective Memory or Emotional Recall)
6. What you do to get what your character wants
7. Physical behaviors or 'tics' pinpointing the uniqueness of the character
10. The person whom you are playing
11. when a character is alone on stage and speaks, usually to the audience