Acting Terms | Part 2 | Audition And Rehearsal Terms
AUDITION: A competitive try-out for a role in a play. A chance for actors to show directors their capabilities in hope of being cast.
CALL: The time one is expected to be present and ready for a rehearsal or performance.
CALLBACK: A second audition; directors will bring back certain individuals from a first audition to consider them further.
COLD READING: A reading of the script done without looking at or studying that script in advance. Sometimes used at auditions.
CRITIQUE: Feedback given over what was done well and and what was done wrong in a performance or rehearsal.
DRESS REHEARSALS: The final rehearsals done for a show; these rehearsals are done in full costume and make-up.
OFF BOOK: Another word for memorized. A rehearsal off book will be one in which the actors do not use scripts.
PLACES: The positions for all actors and crew at the beginning of a play.
REHEARSAL: A practice for a play.
RUN-THROUGH: A type of rehearsal that goes through the entire play, or a full act, as opposed to specific moments or characterizations.
❗️Pay Attention to A False Friend
✅rehearsal ❌repetition
✅dress rehearsal ❌general repetition
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