1. Understanding… SUBTEXT !!
Fundamentals of Theatre I

2. Let’s take a look at the word itself.
WHAT IS SUBTEXT ?
Subtext is …
Let’s take a look at the word itself.

3. WHAT IS SUBTEXT ?
Subtext

4. Sub text WHAT IS SUBTEXT ?
Sub - a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin ( subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy ); on this model, freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,” “beneath”

5. Sub text WHAT IS SUBTEXT ?
Text - the original words of an author or speaker.

6. WHAT IS SUBTEXT ?
WORDS

7. The thought behind the words spoken onstage.
WHAT IS SUBTEXT ?
Subtext Is…
Under words
The thought behind the words spoken onstage.

8. WHAT IS SUBTEXT ? Subtext Is… characters thoughts made by the actors
must be drawn from the script

9. THE TWO TYPES OF SUBTEXT ARE…
1. VERBAL (VOCAL)
2. PHYSICAL

10. THE TWO TYPES OF SUBTEXT ARE…
1. VERBAL (VOCAL)
VOICE REFLECTS WHAT THE CHARACTER IS THINKING.
2. PHYSICAL

11. THE TWO TYPES OF SUBTEXT ARE…
1. VERBAL (VOCAL)
VOICE REFLECTS WHAT THE CHARACTER IS THINKING.
2. PHYSICAL
MOVEMENT REFLECTS WHAT THE CHARACTER IS THINKING.

12. AN ACTOR ALWAYS HAS SUBTEXT – EVEN WHEN ANOTHER ACTOR SPEAKS