"A rehearsal is an activity in the performing arts that occurs as preparation for a performance in music, theatre, dance, and related arts."
The methods used by actors to effectively prepare for performances, including scene work, character development, and collaboration with other actors and the director.
Script analysis: Understanding the story, characters, and themes of the play or scene being rehearsed through reading and analysis.
Character development: Developing and understanding the life, intentions, and emotions of the character being portrayed.
Objectives and actions: Identifying the character's desires and goals, and the actions taken to achieve them.
Beats and tactics: Breaking down a scene into smaller units of action and intention, and developing strategies for achieving objectives in eachbeat.
Emotional preparation: Preparing emotionally for a scene through personal connection to the character and situations.
Improvisation: Spontaneous and unrehearsed acting exercises to help stimulate creativity and improvisation for a scene or character.
Voice and movement: Developing techniques for projection, diction, and physicality for the character being portrayed.
Stage presence: Techniques for owning the stage and engaging with the audience.
Blocking: Mapping out the physical movements and positions of the actors on the stage.
Rehearsal etiquette: Proper behavior and protocol during rehearsals, including punctuality, respect for others, and following instructions from the director or stage manager.
Memorization: Techniques for memorizing lines and blocking.
Timing and pacing: Developing an understanding of the pacing and rhythm of a scene to create dramatic tension, emotional intensity, and comedic timing.
Ensemble work: Collaborating and working effectively with other actors to create a cohesive and dynamic performance.
Script Analysis: This technique involves a close reading and analysis of the text to understand the characters, themes and plot.
Improvisation: This technique requires actors to create dialogue and scene on the spot without any script beforehand.
Objectives: This technique involves identifying the character's objective or goal in a particular scene.
Subtext: This technique involves understanding the hidden meaning behind the character's words and actions.
Sense Memory: This technique involves recalling a physical sensation or emotion from the actor's past experiences and using it to inform the character's behavior.
Physicalization: This technique requires actors to incorporate physical movements and gestures to express emotions and actions.
Method Acting: This technique requires actors to immerse themselves into their character's personality and behaviors, sometimes to the point of becoming the character.
Meisner Technique: This technique involves focusing on the actor's reactions to their scene partner's actions and building off of them to create a more authentic performance.
Voice and Speech: This technique involves training actors to control and manipulate their voices and accents to fit the character's traits.
Viewpoints: This technique involves breaking down a scene into its essential components such as space, time and movement to create a more detailed and intentional performance.
Emotion Memory: This technique requires actors to tap into their own personal emotional experiences and use them to inform their character's emotions.
Choral Work: This technique involves working closely with a group of actors to create a unified performance.
Blocking: This technique involves planning and rehearsing the physical movements and placements of actors on stage.
Stanislavski System: This technique involves a comprehensive approach to acting that includes elements such as script analysis, physicalization, objectives and subtext to create a fully-realized performance.
Ensemble Work: This technique involves creating a cohesive and collaborative performance where each actor's contribution is equally important.
Viewpoint Improvisation: This technique is rooted in the Viewpoints technique and involves improvising movement and dialogue based on the essential components of a scene.
Laban Movement Analysis: This technique involves analyzing the physical movements of the actors and incorporating them into the character's behavior.
Alexander Technique: This technique involves re-aligning the actor's body to create optimal balance and posture for a more authentic performance.
Physical Characterization: This technique involves using physical traits such as posture, walk and facial expressions to create a unique and believable character.
Participation: This technique involves engaging the audience in the performance through direct involvement such as eye contact, breaking the fourth wall or encouraging interaction.
"It is undertaken as a form of practicing, to ensure that all details of the subsequent performance are adequately prepared and coordinated."
"...music, theatre, dance and related arts, such as opera, musical theatre, and film production."
"When a musician is preparing a piano concerto in their music studio, this is called practicing, but when they practice it with an orchestra, this is called a rehearsal."
"The music rehearsal takes place in a music rehearsal space."
"A rehearsal may involve as few as two people, as with a small play for two actors, an art song by a singer and pianist or a folk duo of a singer and guitarist."
"On the other end of the spectrum, a rehearsal can be held for a very large orchestra with over 100 performers and a choir."
"A rehearsal can involve only performers of one type, as in an a cappella choir show... it can involve performers of different instruments, as with an orchestra, rock band or jazz 'big band'; vocal and instrumental performers, as with opera and choral works accompanied by orchestra; or a mix of actors, vocalists, instrumentalists, and dancers, as with musical theatre."
"Rehearsals of small groups, such as small rock bands, jazz quartets or organ trios may be held without a leader; in these cases, the performers jointly determine how to run the rehearsal, which songs to practice, and so on."
"Almost all mid- to large-group performances have a person who leads the rehearsals; this person may be a bandleader in a rock, country, or jazz setting; conductor in classical music (including opera); director in theatre or musical theatre; or film director for movies."
"While the term is most commonly used in the performing arts to refer to preparation for a public presentation..."
"...the term is also used to refer to the preparation for other anticipated activities, such as wedding guests and couples practicing a wedding ceremony, paramedics practicing responding to a simulated emergency, or troops practicing for an attack using a mock-up of the building."
"...related arts, such as opera, musical theatre, and film production."
"Or a mix of actors, vocalists, instrumentalists, and dancers, as with musical theatre."
"The performers jointly determine how to run the rehearsal, which songs to practice, and so on."
"Some small groups may have their rehearsals led by a bandleader."
"...paramedics practicing responding to a simulated emergency."
"...troops practicing for an attack using a mock-up of the building."
"It is undertaken as a form of practicing, to ensure that all details of the subsequent performance are adequately prepared and coordinated."
"It is undertaken as a form of practicing, to ensure that all details of the subsequent performance are adequately prepared and coordinated."