The document provides acting tips for surviving onstage. It recommends projecting one's voice from the diaphragm and speaking as if addressing someone in the back of the room. It defines common stage directions like upstage, downstage, stage left, and stage right. It also discusses blocking, the planned movement of actors on stage, and stage combat, which requires convincingly fighting without injury while delivering emotion. Actors are advised to stay open and face the audience.

1. Acting Tips 101 How to survive onstage