1. DRAMA TECHNIQUES Learning Mat
MISCELLANEOUS
FOCUS
ENERGY
COMMITMENT
CONNECTION
PERFORM
COMMUNICATE
AWARENESS
INTERPRET
STAGING
ROLE
AUDIENCE
DIRECT
REHEARSE
SPACING
UNDERSTANDING
DEVELOPMENT
TARGETING
ENGAGEMENT

2. DRAMA TECHNIQUES Learning Mat How to improve/develop
REHEARSAL SKILLS
Explanation
How to improve/develop
Blocking
Making sure that your position on stage is in the best interests of the audience. Sight lines are clear and unobstructed
Listen to your director’s vision for the play/scene. Develop stage plans/movement plans to understand where characters are positioned on stage. Watch video of work to see if ideas are clear.
Interpreting Character
Looking into the character you are playing and deciding, as an actor, what you wish to get across to the audience
Hot Seat. Thought Track. Annotate your script. Objective, Super objective. Given Circumstance. What if? Emotion Memory.
Constructive Criticism
Taking advice from your director/fellow actors and using it to drive your performances forward and improve.
Try out different ideas given to you. Play your role in a completely different way – opposite – to how you have been doing it – does it work?
Exploratory Drama Techiques
Different techniques used within performance and rehearsal that add to further engagement of the audience and understanding of character/play
Freeze Frames to highlight specific points. Mime to draw attention to action. Visual Metaphors. Improvised activity – what happens before/after a scene? Externalise internal feelings.