Acting Terminology

1. What the director or stage manger will say to het the actors ready to start the scene
8. A play style in which the actors address the audience
11. To move to another part of the stage
14. Each actor must develop a __________ character.
15. What the director says to stop the action
16. Something that keeps a character from their goal.
17. The area behind the curtain where the actors cannot be seen
18. A non-fictional character
19. During a long monologue, a director may tell an actor to ___________ the stage, allowing them more freedom of movement.
20. The Russian actor/director who founded the Method style of acting.
21. The style of acting that focuses on thinking more than feeling.

2. The process by which the actor seeks to make their role unique and entertaining
3. To move because another actor is blocking you
4. In a play, when someone who should not have the audience's attention does something to take it
5. When the character has a valid reason for doing something, the action is _________
6. A play that has withstood the test of time
7. A play style that reflects real life.
9. What the character wants from the scene or play.
10. Something that is implied put not spoken
12. To have one's lines memorized and not have to have the script in hand.
13. When an actor compromises their body position so that the audience can see them