Acting Terms

3. The different ways an actor might go about doing an action
5. The single overriding action that encompasses all the actions from the beginning of a play to the end
6. The process whereby the action of a scene is determined
8. The point during a scene where a new action begins
10. A specific bit of stage business the actor chooses to aid his action
12. A device designed to help someone remember something, like a fact, or idea.
14. A simple fantasy that makes specific for you the action you have chosen for a scene; mnemonic device
15. Anything written into the script that comprises the imaginary framework within which an action is performed

1. The illusion created by the words and given circumstances of the play combined with the actions and externals of the actor
2. The simgle element that defines what the character is doing in a scene
4. The various skills and devices an actor has at his disposal
7. A single unit of action in a scene
9. The physical pursuance of a specific goal
11. A knowledge of the tools that may be used and an understanding of how to apply them
13. The event indicating that an actor has succeeded in doing his/her action