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Emotional or Subjective Acting
the playing of roles in such a way that actors weep, suffer, or struggle emotionally
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Technical or Objective Acting
- Use of learned skills of acting,movement, speech, and interpretation to create roles.
- No emotional response is allowed.
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Leading Roles
The main characters in a play
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Protagonist
The main character in a play
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Antagonist
The person or force working against the protagonist in a play.
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Juvenile
A young romantic male lead between the ages of 16 and 30.
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Ingenue
A young romantic female lead between the ages of 16 and 30.
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Supporting Roles
- Those characters who act as contrasts to others
- Characters with whom other characters, usually the protagonist, are compared.
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Straight Parts
Roles in which the actor and the character are similar.
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Cast by Type
Actors cast in staight partswho really play themselves.
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Character Parts
Roles in which actors deal with traights that differ from their own to produce a desired character
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Typecasting
Identifying and casting an actor in the same kind of role over and over.
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Characterization
putting together all facets of a story to make that character a living, convincing human being.
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pause
a lull or stop in dialogue or action in order to sustain emotion
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Originality
freshness of acting style
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Versatility
The ability to change style or character with ease.
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Primary Source
Observing a person's posture, movement, havits, voice inflections, and mannerisms in order to build a character
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Secondary Sources
Books that help in characterization building
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Body Language
Communication without the use of words
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Master Leading Gesture
A distinctive action that is repeated and serves as a clue to a character's personality, such as a peculiar laugh or walk.
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