During an improvisation or the playing of the scene, the instruction 'freeze' is given and the performers have to hold their positions.
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Flashback
Gaining an understanding of the character's behavior, emotions and attitude. The backstory to the character.
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Hot-Seating
Deeper understanding of the character/role. Asked questions about the character and their situation.
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Impovisation
To perform without any planning.
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Ladders
Using a ladder the actor must decide on their line to go up or down depending on their authority. To explore status, hierarchy and power.
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Melodrama
To identify the strongest emotion in the scene, and then mime the scene using exaggerated movement for the chosen movement.
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Ranking
An exercise to explore status of the roles of characters. Ranks their role within defined terms such as social standing or economic prosperity.
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Role Reversal
The actors reverse the roles they are portraying to gain a different view or understanding of their own role.
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Steps
Actors must decide whether to move forward or away from another character.
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Volume Line
Getting louder or quieter depending on the scene. To see what works well vocally and what doesn't. Explore the meaning of the character and their situation.
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Thought tracking
Allows the inner thoughts of a character to be heard aloud.
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Transporting a character
A technique used to see how a character might react or behave in different social situations, locations or time.
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Valley of Giants
The actor pretends he is a giant and reacts as if he is much bigger than anything else on the stage. This will help with elevated status or physical intimidation.
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Ways to touch
Using specific lines to find when it is appropriate to touch another character on stage.
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Mime
Physical technique to work on intricate and detailed movements.
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Universal language
Actors rehearse the scene using no dialogue, only using universally recognized sounds such as cries or laughter.
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Inflection
Try to emphasise different words within a speech for different meanings.
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Modern translation
Useful for classical drama. Actors use their own words to summarise what the character is saying.
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Card 2
Front
Gaining an understanding of the character's behavior, emotions and attitude. The backstory to the character.
Back
Flashback
Card 3
Front
Deeper understanding of the character/role. Asked questions about the character and their situation.
Back
Card 4
Front
To perform without any planning.
Back
Card 5
Front
Using a ladder the actor must decide on their line to go up or down depending on their authority. To explore status, hierarchy and power.
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