Acting Vocab

2. an actor training system made up of various different techniques designed to allow actors to create believable characters and help them to really put themselves in the place of a character. (2 words)
5. the main characters in a play
6. all the stage furnishings, including furniture and those items brought onstage by the actors.
9. a Russian actor, director and theatre practitioner. Father of method acting
10. giving an actor the freedom to move over the entire stage area, usually during a lengthy speech
12. use of ad lib to cover an unexpected, unwanted event during a performance
13. design or plan the movements of actors on a stage or movie set.
16. to emphasize a word or line with extra force.
21. an acting role that is used for personality comparison, usually with the main character.
22. actors play their part in such a way that they actually weep, suffer, or struggle emotionally in front of the audience. (2 words)
24. an acting role with very few lines
26. the scenery for an act or a scene
27. Against the main character
28. a movement in a direction opposite to a cross to balance the stage picture
29. female actor - 16 - 30
30. any specific action (other than changing location) performed on the stage, such as picking up a book or turning on a television

1. to speak when someone else is speaking.
3. waiting for the audience to quiet down after a funny line or scene. (3 words)
4. the execution of a line or piece of business at a specific moment to achieve the most telling effect.
7. based on acting technique. An actor analyzes the play’s structure and the personalities of the characters (2 words)
8. the main characters in a play
10. casting someone in the same type of roll over and over
11. to make a line stronger than the line or lines preceding it by speaking at a higher pitch, at a faster rate, or with greater volume and emphasis.
14. to improvise stage business or conversations (2 words)
15. the unstated or “between the lines: meaning that an actor must draw from the script.
17. attracting attention from the person to whom the audience’s interest actually belongs
18. the last words, action, or technical effect that immediately precedes any line or business, a stage signal.
19. to break into the speech of another character (2 words)
20. who and what is onstage when the curtain opens (2 words)
23. male actor - 16 - 30
25. the movement or sweep (timing) of the play as it progresses
28. the movement by an actor from one location onstage to another.