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| go with what the script says about the character |
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| go against script description of character |
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| casting best actor/actress for part regardless of gender |
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| casting men for women parts and vice versa |
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| casting different ethnic groups, mixed casting |
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where you want the audience eye/ attention to be
**blocking in a way to draw the audience eye** |
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-idea of making pictures on stage
-whatever is going on stage can be summarized in a picture
-use to point out theme of play |
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| when another actor steals spotlight |
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look like a big picture frame
actors come closer to audience on "lip" or "apron" |
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an audience on 3 sides -- thrust into audience
"3 Quarter Round"
"lip" that protrudes so that audience can only sit on three side |
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| completely versatile -- seating can be rearranged |
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tunnels underneath the thrust
allow quick access |
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| the site is specific to the play |
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-line
-harmony
-dimension
-movement
-color
-texture |
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| story through one character eyes |
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-realism
-expressionism
-surrealism |
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| the view from above (bird-eye view) |
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screen on the back wall -- non-motivated light (for lighting)
u-shaped |
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| computer aided for design |
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-motivated light
-non-motivated ligt |
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| candle, lamp, motivated from something on the stage |
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| set the tone & mood -- sometimes used to point up the theme |
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| colored plastic that fits in from of the lighting instruments |
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| metal cutout used to give texture (added to lighting fixture) |
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| have to be very good at character analysis |
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| paint or draw each costume for the character |
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| put on the custom and walk across the stage to make sure everything flows together |
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| defining a character, to age someone & change feautres |
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Betty's Summer Vacation
-celebrities when you walk into the theater that are incorporated into the play |
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| copy of full script with notes on blocking cues and other important notes about the production |
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| to lend a hand with staging |
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| responsible for running the shore during performance and helping director during rehearsal by taking notes, recording blocking, scheduling rehearsal, assisting during auditions and enforcing safety notes and keeps prompt book |
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| helps stage manager with the work load |
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| hired to work with the actors if the production calls for a particular movement |
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| above stage proscenium arch network of pulleys, etc. that lifts pieces out of audience sight |
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| areas where actors make entrances and pieces may be stored |
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| suggestive or selective realism |
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some elements of play seam real
others seem "stylized" |
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| certain piece of scenery of light or costume that may represent the entire environment |
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| helps active speech and clarity, volume and accents |
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| musical director and choreographer |
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