Open up

A note to turn your body more toward the audience so your face and voice reach them.

ActorsDirectors

When does this happen on your show?Type your opening night and see every milestone dated.

Cheat outTurning your body slightly toward the audience while still playing to your scene partner, so the house can see your face.
Body positionsThe standard ways an actor can face: full front, quarter turn, profile, three-quarter turn and full back.
Open turnTurning toward the audience instead of away. A closed turn shows them your back, so directors almost always want the open one.

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