prompter
Prompters prompt or cue performers when they forget their lines or neglect to move to the right position on the stage.
Also called: theatre prompter, theater prompter, souffleur, opera prompter, prompt
- 17
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- actor/actress8 skills in common
- puppeteer7 skills in common
- stand-up comedian6 skills in common
- circus artist5 skills in common
- dancer5 skills in common
- musician5 skills in common
- stand-in5 skills in common
- voice-over artist5 skills in common
Essential skills
17- adapt to acting roles
- analyse own performance
- analyse theatre texts
- attend read-through
- attend rehearsals
- develop drama production process
- follow directions of the artistic director
- interact with fellow actors
- interpret performance concepts in the creative process
- memorise lines
- memorise script
- read scripts
- rehearse role
- rehearse with fellow actors
- study roles from scripts
- theatre techniques
- use declaiming techniques
Optional skills
15- analyse a script
- breathing techniques
- communicate during show
- edit scripts
- lead cast and crew
- literary theory
- manage prompt book
- perform live
- perform stunts
- pronunciation techniques
- show professional responsibility
- study relationships between characters
- work in an international environment
- work with a voice coach
- work with an artistic team
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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