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Body Positions on Stage

Task #2, Part 1

Having a mastery of body positions on stage is important as an actor. For this part, look at the images below. Identify the body position shown in each image.

Example #1

What body position is shown?

Man on stage with his back to the audience
Image courtesy of Theatre Tuscaloosa. See larger version of image here.


Example #2

What body position is shown?

a man and a woman on stage facing each other holding hands
Image courtesy of Theatre Tuscaloosa. See larger version of image here.


Example #3

What body position is shown?

a man sitting in a chair facing the audience
Image courtesy of Theatre Tuscaloosa. See larger version of image here.


Example #4

What body position is shown?

two men on stage slightly facing each other with their downstage feet angled toward the audience
Image courtesy of Theatre Tuscaloosa. See larger version of image here.


Example #5

What body position is shown? Look at the character on the right side of the image (downstage left).

man on stage whose back is mainly towards the audience but he is angled towards another man on stage who is upstage right
Image courtesy of Theatre Tuscaloosa. See larger version of image here.

 


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