Characters
Rehearsal
Speech
Story
People
100

A person, male or female, who performs a role in a play or an entertainment

What is a actor

100

The planning and working out of the movements of actors on stage

What is blocking

100

The conversation between actors on stage

What is dialogue

100

The point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action

What is a climax

100

The director's liaison backstage during rehearsal and performance. They are responsible for the running of each performance

What is a stage manager

200

A person, a situation, or the protagonist's own inner conflict in opposition to his or her goals

What is a antagonist

200

A reading of a script done by actors who have not previously reviewed the play

What is cold reading

200

The written text of a play. sense memory. Memories of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures. It is used to help define a character in a certain situation

What is a script

200

Detailed information revealing the facts of a plot. farce. A comedy with exaggerated characterizations, abundant physical or visual humor, and, often, an improbable plot.

Eposition

200

The person who oversees the entire process of staging a production

What is a director

300

The personality or part an actor recreates

what is a character

300

Any clothing worn by an actor on stage during a performance

What is a costume

300

The pronunciation of words, the choice of words, and the manner in which a person expresses himself or herself

What is diction

300

The middle part of a plot consisting of complications and discoveries that create conflict

What is a rising action

300

The backstage technical crew responsible for running the show. In small theatre companies the same persons build the set and handle the load-in. Then, during performances, they change the scenery and handle the curtain. stage manager. The director's liaison backstage during rehearsal and performance. The stage manager is responsible for the running of each performance

What is a stage crew

400

A group of theatrical artists working together to create a theatrical production

What is a ensemble

400

A rehearsal moving from start to finish without stopping for corrections or notes

What is a run-through

400

Speaking loudly and clearly

What is vocal projection

400

A decisive point in the plot of a play on which the outcome of the remaining actions depends

What is a crisis

400

A person who writes plays

what is a playwright.

500

The main character of a play and the character with whom the audience identifies most strongly

What is a protagonist

500

Practice sessions in which the actors and technicians prepare for public performance through repetition

What is Rehearsal

500

The clear and precise pronunciation of words

What is articulation

500

The opposition of persons or forces giving rise to dramatic action in a play

What is conflict

500

A person who provides specific in-depth knowledge and literary resources to a director, producer, theatre company, or even the audience

What is a dramaturg

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