THEA-2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: International Phonetic Alphabet, Proscenium, Stage Combat
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Technical=acquiring and using skills that stage performance demands. Inspirational= an outward showing of the actors emotional mental center. Chekov (centering your energy and leading with that part of your body) Alexander technique: ridding your body of harmful tension. Accent/dialect & lessac (vocal centering (a lot like chekov); the tonal quality changes based on where people are from; the instruments in an orchestra have letters/sounds associated with them) An accent is the way that a particular person or group of people sound; the way somebody pronounces words, the musicality of their speech. A dialect describes a person"s accent and the grammatical features of the way that a person talks. Audition: usually will perform a monologue and/or singonly for like 2 minutes. Callback: the first cut; you get scenes from the play; can you take direction/work with others. Table work: read through script, learn about your character and set.
