Terms Flashcards
Taking In/Adjustment/Responding
A change in action or objective in relation to A change in the given circumstances
Conflict
Tension between opposing forces in the dramatic situation. Obstacles versus Objective
Tactical Actions
Actions aimed at achieving an objective
Beats
Unit of dramatic action reflecting a single objective
Obstacle
What is in the way of achieving goals and action
Objective
The purpose of a character in any given moment in the dramatic situation that drives the action. The reaction that the character tries to evoke from the other person
Actors neutral
A ready state of the body that prepares the actor for action and reaction. A state Of removing one’s personal psychology that serves as a base for characterization
Performance energy
The intensity vitality and vigor of expression that is received by the audience from the actor
Justification
The reason for the characters behavior
Improvisation
The removal of a Dramatic situation in which actors are free to create Text and action
Endowment
The projection of the emotional values on to people,places or things
Stage business
Small actions with props or characteristic gestures
Vulnerability
The measure by which an actor can be tortured by other characters and the imaginary circumstances
Subtext
The thoughts and feelings that live beneath the lines through which an actor creates the inner life of the character
Personalization
The process of making The dramatic situation personally meaningful to the actor