Voice
When using voice to explore a role or perform onstage you must think about:
- tone
- volume
- pitch
- pace
- clarity
- projection
Actor Adrian Lester demonstrates the importance of projecting your voice in a theatre in this clip from
Spoken language
This means the actual words themselves and what they convey. Choice of language communicates historical era, setting and situation, as well as defining a character and their status and intelligence.
Remember though, that it isn’t just a matter of learning your lines. You have to deliver them as though they’re being spoken for the first time with exactly the right shades of meaning for what you are trying to convey. To achieve that, you will need to rehearse carefully, applying the voice techniques to achieving your performance.
Look at Using your voice for more information.
