1. Drama Notes
Chapters 5-6, 8

2. Chapter 5: Movement Types of movement: Entering Walking Standing
Turning
Sitting
Rising
Gesturing
exiting

3. Chapter 5: Movement Notice: WHO moves WHAT moves
WHEN there is movement
WHERE movement occurs
WHY movements occurs

4. Chapter 5: Movement 6 Rules of Stage Movement
Movement should always happen for a reason.
2. Movement should be simple.
3. Movement should be exaggerated.
4. Movement should help develop a character.
5. Movement should be towards the audience.
See facial expressions, direct audience toward who is talking, so you can be heard
6. Movement should be balanced between actors.
Never upstage another actor!

5. Movement inspiration: what type of movement do you see?
Sound clip #1
Sound clip #2
Sound clip #3
Sound clip #4
Video clip #1
Video clip #2
Video clip #3
Video clip #4

6. Chapter 6: Stage Directions
Important terms: (define on worksheet)
“Raked”- angled downward from back to front
“Sightlines”- lines in the wings that shield you from the audience
“Upstage”- away from the audience
“Downstage”- close to the audience
“Stage Right”- right side of the stage from the actor’s perspective
“Stage Left”-
“Quarter Turn”-
“Profile”-
“Three-Quarter Turn”-
“Full Front”-
“Full Back”-
“Cross”- crossing the stage from one side to the other

7. Chapter 8: Ensemble Work
Important terms:
“Interplay”- interacting with other characters
“stepping on”
“Ensemble Ethic”- being part of the cast, paying attention to all aspects of the scene/production
“falling out of character”
“emoting”