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Theatre Terminology

Theatre Terminology. Fourth Wall : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmhcgZpBGRo. Fourth Wall - The invisible wall that separates the actors and the audience Illusion of the First Time - An actor’s tool to make everything new and fresh

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Theatre Terminology

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  1. Theatre Terminology

  2. Fourth Wall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmhcgZpBGRo • Fourth Wall - The invisible wall that separates the actors and the audience • Illusion of the First Time - An actor’s tool to make everything new and fresh • Script - The text the playwright gives the actor to work from • Side - A portion of the script – usually used for auditions or when the script is large and the actor only has a bit part.

  3. Approach the studying of acting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLw1H2GrrRg • 16 Bars - In music, this is the usual amount that an actor will sing at the audition • Counter - A type of blocking move where an actor moves to open a window for other actors • Open Up - Physically turn your body so the audience can see you • Cross - A blocking move across the stage to another position • Windows - Creating pockets on actors onstage so that every actor can be seen

  4. Staging Techniques: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9N2XC3N6sc • Proscenium - Type of stage that is shaped like a picture frame • Thrust - Type of stage that juts out from the proscenium arch • Black Box - Type of theatre (usually used for experimental theatre) where the stage and audience positions can be changed • In the Round - Type of stage where the audience surrounds the actors and the action taking place onstage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAmHUhrqO18

  5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbKePkl4deE(Prop and Set design) • Prop - Anything the actor picks up with his hands and moves around the stage • Set - The scenery, furniture, etc. that make up what the audience sees onstage; doesn’t move • Theatre - The art form that we study • Theater - The place where we perform theatre

  6. Terminology continued… • Improvisation - No set script; make it up as you go along http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDSP8wYlMzY • Subtext - The “writing between the lines” what the characters are really saying without saying it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dJQWlo5Fhc • Motivation - Why your character does what they do • Exposition - What we know about each character at the beginning of the action • Pantomime - Using the body to tell a story without words http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4TqetRMMLc HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS PERFORM A FIRST DATE

  7. History of Theatre: From Ritual to Theatre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQOPFxuiaWQ(10 minutes) • Protagonist - The hero of the show • Antagonist - Whoever is against the hero Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC5loDiuOVI • Chorus - (Usually in Greek theatre) the characters without names that move and speak together Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFT_w7RTsnM • Ensemble - All the actors that are not principal players • Climax - The highest point of the action – the turning point • Reacting- What the actor who is not speaking does while other actors are speaking

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