Over the topShakespeareanemotionFast-paced wig/ propchangeActorvoicesmultiplecharactersSpolin-styleimprovenergyChekhov-like biggestureStanislavskimoment ofrealemotionAudienceInteractionMeisner:use ofrepetitionSlapstickorPhysicalComedyHagen -Actorswitchesrolls instantlySomethinggoes wrong(on purposeor not)Cross-GenderCastingActor“Steps into”then “out of”characterExaggerateddeath sceneMeisner:moment ofreactiontruthfully topartnerBreakingthe FourthWallActor usesa prop in anunintendedwayAdler -ExaggeratedfacialexpressionsActor forgetsa line andcovers it withhumorAdler -Exaggeratedvillain voiceor postureBrecht -talksdirectly toaudiencePracticalAesthetics –Actor statesclear, playableobjectivesActor playsmore thanonecharacter ina sceneimprovisedline ormistakeOver the topShakespeareanemotionFast-paced wig/ propchangeActorvoicesmultiplecharactersSpolin-styleimprovenergyChekhov-like biggestureStanislavskimoment ofrealemotionAudienceInteractionMeisner:use ofrepetitionSlapstickorPhysicalComedyHagen -Actorswitchesrolls instantlySomethinggoes wrong(on purposeor not)Cross-GenderCastingActor“Steps into”then “out of”characterExaggerateddeath sceneMeisner:moment ofreactiontruthfully topartnerBreakingthe FourthWallActor usesa prop in anunintendedwayAdler -ExaggeratedfacialexpressionsActor forgetsa line andcovers it withhumorAdler -Exaggeratedvillain voiceor postureBrecht -talksdirectly toaudiencePracticalAesthetics –Actor statesclear, playableobjectivesActor playsmore thanonecharacter ina sceneimprovisedline ormistake

Acting Techniques in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Over the top Shakespearean emotion
  2. Fast-paced wig / prop change
  3. Actor voices multiple characters
  4. Spolin-style improv energy
  5. Chekhov-like big gesture
  6. Stanislavski moment of real emotion
  7. Audience Interaction
  8. Meisner: use of repetition
  9. Slapstick or Physical Comedy
  10. Hagen - Actor switches rolls instantly
  11. Something goes wrong (on purpose or not)
  12. Cross-Gender Casting
  13. Actor “Steps into” then “out of” character
  14. Exaggerated death scene
  15. Meisner: moment of reaction truthfully to partner
  16. Breaking the Fourth Wall
  17. Actor uses a prop in an unintended way
  18. Adler - Exaggerated facial expressions
  19. Actor forgets a line and covers it with humor
  20. Adler - Exaggerated villain voice or posture
  21. Brecht - talks directly to audience
  22. Practical Aesthetics – Actor states clear, playable objectives
  23. Actor plays more than one character in a scene
  24. improvised line or mistake