Week 1.1
A signal to begin something.
Cue
A signal to begin something.
Cue
Story acted out on stage with talking, singing and dancing
Musical
Said when it’s time for actors and crew to get in their spots & get ready for the beginning of a play
Places
“Stuff” that happens on stage to hold the audience’s attention
Action
Anywhere that performers & audience get together for a performance
Stage
Someone who performs a character in a scene or play.
Actor
To act out a scene without words or sounds
Pantomime
To forget your lines
Drop
Most exciting point in a scene or play
Climax
The study of preparing for and performing in the theatre.
Theater Arts
A person in a play.
Character
An unexpected happening in a scene, usually near the end
Twist
Performing as the character and not “breaking” or showing the actor’s personality
In Character
Series of events following the climax
Falling Action
Another name for a drama
Play
Dialogue for a play.
Lines
Kind of comedy that makes fun of things we consider normal
Satire
The actor’s ability to focus on what he’s doing or saying; the most important ability of an actor
Concentration
Problem or challenge the characters must face
Situation
A literary composition performed on stage (can be serious or funny)
Drama
Text of a drama.
Script
Call by the audience for the actors to come back on stage because they were good
Encore
To speed up your response to the line before yours
Pickup
A struggle between 2 opposing forces
Conflict