Characters and Curtains · Theater Performance

The Actor's Toolbox

Developing awareness of how voice and body can be transformed to become someone else.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does your voice change when you are playing a giant versus a mouse?
  2. 2What can your face tell the audience about what your character is thinking?
  3. 3Why is it important for an actor to stay in character even when they aren't speaking?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9ADR2E01
Year: Year 1
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Characters and Curtains
Period: Theater Performance

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