improvisedline ormistakeSpolin-styleimprovenergyAudienceInteractionBreakingthe FourthWallActor“Steps into”then “out of”characterHagen -Actorswitchesrolls instantlyActor usesa prop in anunintendedwayCross-GenderCastingSlapstickorPhysicalComedyExaggerateddeath sceneAdler -Exaggeratedvillain voiceor postureSomethinggoes wrong(on purposeor not)Actor forgetsa line andcovers it withhumorBrecht -talksdirectly toaudienceActor playsmore thanonecharacter ina sceneActorvoicesmultiplecharactersAdler -ExaggeratedfacialexpressionsOver the topShakespeareanemotionChekhov-like biggesturePracticalAesthetics –Actor statesclear, playableobjectivesFast-paced wig/ propchangeStanislavskimoment ofrealemotionMeisner:use ofrepetitionMeisner:moment ofreactiontruthfully topartnerimprovisedline ormistakeSpolin-styleimprovenergyAudienceInteractionBreakingthe FourthWallActor“Steps into”then “out of”characterHagen -Actorswitchesrolls instantlyActor usesa prop in anunintendedwayCross-GenderCastingSlapstickorPhysicalComedyExaggerateddeath sceneAdler -Exaggeratedvillain voiceor postureSomethinggoes wrong(on purposeor not)Actor forgetsa line andcovers it withhumorBrecht -talksdirectly toaudienceActor playsmore thanonecharacter ina sceneActorvoicesmultiplecharactersAdler -ExaggeratedfacialexpressionsOver the topShakespeareanemotionChekhov-like biggesturePracticalAesthetics –Actor statesclear, playableobjectivesFast-paced wig/ propchangeStanislavskimoment ofrealemotionMeisner:use ofrepetitionMeisner:moment ofreactiontruthfully topartner

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