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This group is for the fantastic few who have the ability to:
*stand before large masses of people and pretend to be someone you're not
*automatically turn innocent comments into dirty ones
*say they're a thespian and know that it has nothing to
do with their sexual orientation
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY....
*Know that to be great- you have to suck occasionally
(and for all of you who smirked at that last criteria....Congratulations... you truly are a "Theatre Kid")
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THE THEATRE KID'S DICTIONARY OF THEATRICAL TERMS
*ETERNITY-
The time that passes between a dropped cue and the next line
*BLOCKING -
The art of moving actors on the stage in such a manner as not to collide with the walls, the furniture, the orchestra pit or each other. Similar to playing chess, except that the pawns want to argue with you.
*MONOLOGUE -
That bright, shining moment when all eyes are focused on a single actor who is desperately aware that if he forgets a line, no one can save him
*THE FOREBRAIN-
The part of an actors brain which contains lines, blocking and characterization; activated by hot lights
*THE HINDBRAIN -
The part of an actors brain that keeps up a running subtext in the background, while the forebrain is trying to act. The hindbrain supplies a constant stream of unwanted information. Such as who is sitting in the second row tonight, a notation to seriously maim the crew member who thought it would be funny to put real Tabasco sauce in the fake Bloody Marys, or the fact that you need to do laundry on Sunday.
*STAGE CREW -
Group of individuals who spend their evenings coping with 50-minute stretches of total boredom interspersed with 30-second bursts of mindless panic
*ACTORS (As defined by a set designer) -
People who stand between the audience and the set designer's art, blocking the view. That's also the origin of the word "blocking," by the way
*STAGE RIGHT, STAGE LEFT - Two simple directions actors pretend not to understand in order to drive directors crazy. ("No, no, your OTHER stage right!")
*stand before large masses of people and pretend to be someone you're not
*automatically turn innocent comments into dirty ones
*say they're a thespian and know that it has nothing to
do with their sexual orientation
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY....
*Know that to be great- you have to suck occasionally
(and for all of you who smirked at that last criteria....Congratulations... you truly are a "Theatre Kid")
________________________________________
THE THEATRE KID'S DICTIONARY OF THEATRICAL TERMS
*ETERNITY-
The time that passes between a dropped cue and the next line
*BLOCKING -
The art of moving actors on the stage in such a manner as not to collide with the walls, the furniture, the orchestra pit or each other. Similar to playing chess, except that the pawns want to argue with you.
*MONOLOGUE -
That bright, shining moment when all eyes are focused on a single actor who is desperately aware that if he forgets a line, no one can save him
*THE FOREBRAIN-
The part of an actors brain which contains lines, blocking and characterization; activated by hot lights
*THE HINDBRAIN -
The part of an actors brain that keeps up a running subtext in the background, while the forebrain is trying to act. The hindbrain supplies a constant stream of unwanted information. Such as who is sitting in the second row tonight, a notation to seriously maim the crew member who thought it would be funny to put real Tabasco sauce in the fake Bloody Marys, or the fact that you need to do laundry on Sunday.
*STAGE CREW -
Group of individuals who spend their evenings coping with 50-minute stretches of total boredom interspersed with 30-second bursts of mindless panic
*ACTORS (As defined by a set designer) -
People who stand between the audience and the set designer's art, blocking the view. That's also the origin of the word "blocking," by the way
*STAGE RIGHT, STAGE LEFT - Two simple directions actors pretend not to understand in order to drive directors crazy. ("No, no, your OTHER stage right!")