a movement made with the hand/arm/head that means a particular thing. E.g thumbs up.
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Facial Expression
the expression on the face. It needs an adjective such as ‘fierce’ or ‘sad’. Don’t just talk about ‘good’ or ‘lots’
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Vocal Expression
How the actor creates meaning with the voice not just words
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Pitch
high or low
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Pace
Speed
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Projection
Volume
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Emphasis
Stressed words
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Signature Gesture
A mannerism or repeated gesture that gives an indication about the character’s personality and creates interest
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Reactions
How the character reacts to others (especially when not speaking)
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Performance Energy
The amount of effort put into the performance
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Tone
A general description of the voice. E.g. a sarcastic tone of voice
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Enter
To come onto the stage
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Exit
To leave the stage
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Levels
The height of the character or the positioning compared to others.
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In the Round
The audience are seated in a circle facing in
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End On
The audience are seated facing the stage area straight on
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Given Circumstances
What we already know about the character from the text
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Objective
What the character wants in the play. (This will influence how the character acts and reacts to get it)
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Introduce the Dilemma
Something starts to go wrong or a problem occurs
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Develop the tension
Tension builds. Things get worse and worse causing the audience to literally get ‘tense’ wondering what will happen next
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Climax
The height of the scene where the problem comes to a head. The emotions are very extreme: extremely funny, extremely sad, extremely shocking etc
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Anti-climax
this is where tension builds to the point where it looks like something dramatic is about to happen but then it doesn’t. It’s used a lot in comedy when somebody says something funny to defuse the tension.
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Resolution
How the situation ends. Usually the characters have changed as a result. A new beginning
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Linear Narrative
A play has a linear narrative when the story is told in the order that events happen. Each scene normally links from the last one and the story is over a relatively short period of time
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Target Audience
The sort of people the play is aimed at
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Card 2
Front
the expression on the face. It needs an adjective such as ‘fierce’ or ‘sad’. Don’t just talk about ‘good’ or ‘lots’
Back
Facial Expression
Card 3
Front
How the actor creates meaning with the voice not just words
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