Stage & Body Test
SILENT
during test!
Complete BOTH sides of test.
Any questions, RAISE YOUR
HAND.
When finished, read a book.
Drama 5-7: The 5 Body Positions
10.29.13
Behavior: Students will learn how to use the 5
body positions while on stage.
 Conditions: Students will follow position
guidelines and kinesthetically model correct
usage.
 Criteria: After modeling, students will be able
to identify at least 3/5 positions with 100%
accuracy as per Class Work Rubric.
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DO NOW DO NOW
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Take out your black portfolios and make a
new entry
Body Positions
Let’s Review our Stage Spaces!
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CL =
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DC =
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DR =
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UR =
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UC =
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C=
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CR =
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DL =
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UL =
Stage Directions
are given from
whose Point of
View?
What type of stage is
SLOPED upwards
away from the
audience?
What ways do our
bodies
communicate
emotion or feeling?
Give three specific
examples or
situations.
What is Body Positioning?
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The angle at which an actor(s) is set on
stage during a given production.
Full Front
• One
of the strongest and
most common of stage
positions.
•The entire body faces the
audience
Abbreviations: FF
Quarter Turn (1/4)
Fairly open positions that are
strong, but not as strong as
Full Front.
Mostly used with
conversations and dialouge.
Abbreviation: 1/4
Profile
Side to Side
Can express a wide
array of emotion;
anger, love,
confusion, etc…
Hard to hear at times
and see for members
of the audience.
Abbreviation: P
Three-Quarter Turn (3/4)
•Generally a weak
position.
•Audience will have a
hard time seeing and
hearing actor.
•Mostly used in closing
scenes or moments of
discovery.
•Abbreviation: 3/4
Full Back
•A compelling position that when
used appropriately can produce
dramatic results.
•Not used unless needed to display
specific emotions.
•Defeat, avoidance, dismissal,
etc…
Abbreviation: FB
Body Positions
Indicated by the position of the feet
Body Position Review
1. What is the strongest body position?
2. What kind of feelings or emotions would you convey
with profile, full back and three-quarter position?
3. What do the following abbreviations stand for?
FF:
FB:
P:
¼:
¾:
4. If you had a superpower, what would it be and why?
What is your superhero or super villain name?
Body Position Abbreviations
 1/4
P
 3/4
 FF
 FB