Audition Terms
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- Stakes
- the importance
- Articulation
- saying all the letters in a word
- Honesty or Truth in Acting
- acting so real you can't see the person act
- Cast
- actors in a play
- Critique
- an evaluation either verbal or written of a performance
- Audition
- performance in order to get a role
- Relationship
- how the characters feel about one-another
- Place
- where the scene is located
- Cold Reading
- reading a script without prior preparation
- Intent
- verb or objective-what do you want?
- Opposites
- the diverse way of seeing and playing emotions in a scene
- Introduction
- gives name, selection(s) and character
- Circumstance
- the place, situation and character relationships
- Theatre
- performing in a place for an audience
- Role
- the part in a play
- Type Casting
- choosing the stereotype of the part
- Callboard
- a board with notices for communicating to actors and tech crew
- Casting
- the act of choosing actors for parts
- Imaginary Other
- the person you are talking to in a monologue
- Obstacle
- what is in your way?
- Events
- the actual happenings of a play
- Role Playing
- when a character acts differently for different people
- Build
- the rising action or increased intensity of a scene
- Monologue
- a speech by one actor
- Mystery or Secret
- what a character does not share with others a special something
- Discoveries
- finding out things about the play or characters you didn't know before
- Pronunciation
- the way to say a word
- Script or Text
- the words of a play
- Moment Before
- the events and feelings prior to the scene
- Competition
- trying to win the beats of a scene
- Acting
- the performance of a part or role in a drama performance
- Communication
- the circle of speaking, listening and responding between characters
- Callback
- when the director wants to see you again
- Purpose
- what point is the play trying to make
- Motivation
- why you want it
- Humor
- the atitude that makes life bearable
- Importance
- what you think might happen if you don't get what you want
- Character
- who you are in a play?
- Thespian
- an actor
- Resume'
- a listing of your experience with your contact information