vocab terms for Intro to theatre class
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| Monologue | A long speech by a single character
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| Monotone | Literally "one-tone", a boring vocal delivery with no emotion or change in pitch, pacing, or emphasis
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| Gibberish | An expressive language of sounds and gestures used in acting
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| Five W's | The who, what, where, when, and why of any situation, scene or play.
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| Articulation- | Clearly enunciating vowel and consonant sounds for clarity of speech
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| Projection | Speaking loudly enough(without yelling)for the entire audience to hear
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| Pitch | The highness or lowness of the voice
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| Range | The vocal variety of pitches for an actor, ranging from low to high.
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| Lines | The dialogue for the play; the words the actors say in a performance
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| Role | A part in the play; the character played by an actor
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| Stage | The area where the action of a play takes place; to "stage" a play means to rehearse and then perform it.
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| Character | A person in a play, or the personality of that person
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| Personification | Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman object or animal
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| Rehearsal | Practicing a piece of theatre; preparing for a perfomance
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| Act | One of the major sections of a play or opera
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| Scenes | The smaller units of a play like chapters are to a book.
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| Duet | A work written to be spoken by two people
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| Motivation | The reason why a character is doing or saying something
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| Memorization | The acting skill of remembering where and how to perform rehearsed movements, actions, and dialogue
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| Blocking | The planning and working out of the actors' stage movements
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| Floor plan | A line drawing of a stage set as seen from above showing the placement on the stage floor of the scenic elements
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