Parts of a Story
Theatre Techniques
Stage
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
100

The beginning, middle, and end of a story, the events.

Plot

100

Silent acting, pretend

Pantomime

100

the middle of the stage

center stage

100

The beginning, middle, and end of the story

Plot

100

A traditional story, which may define how a particular civilization came into being, or a tale with a clearly defined moral lesson.

Myth

200

A person, animal or thing that thinks, feels, and talks in a story.

Character

200

Two things we change to become a character

Body and Voice

200

The art of designing the movements, pace, flow and structure of a piece of dance or other piece of rehearsed movement such as stage combat.

Choreography

200

A play that has singing and dancing to help move the story along.

Musical Theatre

200

Relaxing while paying attention to your breath and visualization

meditation

300

The problem of the story

Conflict

300

Making up the dialogue on the spot, acting without a script

improvisation

300

Something you do to be heard on stage

Project

300

The assembled people or listeners at a theatre production or show.

Audience

300

The "book" or words of a play.

Script

400

The most exciting part of a story

Climax

400

A frozen picture that tells a story

Tableau

400

Speaking clearly on stage

Articulation

400

A group of actors that work together and everyone is important.

Ensemble

400

A group of singers like the Greeks in ancient times.

Chorus

500

What happens in the falling action

Solution

500

A feeling that the character has

emotion

500

Actors show feeling in their voice and body

Expression/ Emotion

500

An expressive movement of the body or limbs

Gesture

500

The country theatre started in over 2,000 years ago.

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