basic theatre terminology beginning drama. stage fright a nervous feeling felt by someone who is...
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Basic Theatre Terminology
Beginning Drama
Stage Fright
• A nervous feeling felt by someone who is going to appear in front of an audience
Drama
A piece of writing that tells a story and is performed
on stage
EnergyThe fuel that drives acting, enlivens performances, creates empathy, and
makes forceful characters
Focus
• The direction of an actor’s intention, action, emotion, or line delivery to a specific target
ActionThat which happens on stage to hold the audience’s attention
Open OutAn actor positions
their body and feet to open out their body to
face the audience
Cross
• To move from one position to another on stage
Convention
Special or traditional ways of doing things.
Theatre Convention – The fourth wall
Blocking - The precise movement and positioning of actors on the stage
Constructive Criticism
The process of offering valid and well-reasoned opinions about the work of
others, usually involving both positive and negative comments, in a friendly manner, rather than an oppositional
one. The purpose of which is to help, not harm the performer.