Parts of a Play
The name of a segment of a production containing scenes
An Act
A form of performance with no spoken words
mime
A speech within a play delivered by a single actor on stage
Monologue
The leading character or hero
Protagonist
Free space
A short scene or speech before the main action of the play
Prologue
An Aside
The spoken text of a play
Dialogue
The Actors of a play
Cast
an instruction in the text of a play
Stage direction
A speech which follows the main action of a play
Epilogue
spoken lines made up on the spot by the actor saying them
Improvisation
A literary device in which the author gives a hint to future events
Foreshadowing
The main enemy of the protagonist in a play
Antagonist
a entity in a novel, play, or movie
Character
A sequence of continuous action in a play
Scene
Cue
A session where all the cast meet to practice the play
Rehearsal
the process of choosing the correct actors for a play
Casting
the middle of the stage according to an actor
Center stage
Left/right a seen from an actors point of view
Stage Left/right
Exaggerated over acting
Ham
A meeting where all the cast come together to read the script and practice interactions with each other
Read Through
a meeting where actors show their talent and are awarded with roles depending on their acting skill
Auditioning
an object used on stage or screen by actors during a performance or screen production.
Prop