Stage picture

Also called: Picturization · Composition

What the audience would see if you froze the moment: who stands where, how high, facing which way. Directors shape it to tell the story.

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

BlockingThe actors' movements and positions on stage: where you enter, cross, sit and exit, and when.
CountercrossA small move one actor makes to rebalance the stage when another actor crosses past them.
TableauA moment where the actors hold still in a frozen picture, often at the start or end of a scene.

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