running lines
Memorizing script passages
Running lines is rehearsing dialogue by reading or reciting it aloud with a partner, typically for actors preparing for a performance: Can you run lines with me before the audition?
The practice helps memorize text and find natural delivery.
The phrase also appears as run lines: We ran lines for an hour.
Written words for performance
- cueTrigger for action
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- read-throughUninterrupted script performance
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
practice · repetition · director · timing · warm-up · staging · ensemble · tech
Conveyance of goods
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- timingArt of choosing moments
- cueTrigger for action
blocking · stage · spotlight · prompter · understudy · character · emotion · pacing
Written words for performance
- recallMemory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- memorizeFix in mind
- roteMemorization through repetition
repetition · learn · study · practice · concentration · focus · commit · internalize
script
Written words for performance
- cueTrigger for action
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- read-throughUninterrupted script performance
scene · practice · repetition · director · timing · warm-up · staging · ensemble · tech · understudy
delivery
Conveyance of goods
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- timingArt of choosing moments
cue · blocking · stage · spotlight · prompter · understudy · character · emotion · pacing · expression
script
Written words for performance
rote · repetition · learn · study · practice · concentration · focus · commit · internalize · absorb
running linesblocking
Impeding forward progress
improvising · improv · fight choreography · staging · choreography
running linesimprovising
Creating spontaneously without plan
improv · ad-libbing · winging it · freestyling · extemporizing
running linesopening night
First staged performance
performing · live performance · going up · showtime · dress rehearsal
running, lines, line, runs, runner, runners, runny, overrun, lined