Ensemble
A person who performs a role in a play, movie, or other production.
Actor/Performer
The way an author or actor shows what a character is like.
Characterization
A person who writes plays or stories that are performed by actors on a stage.
Playwright
acting out a story or idea using only movement and expression, with no words or sounds.
Pantomime
The spoken words between two or more characters in a performance.
Dialogue
The reason a character does something or makes a choice.
Motive
A building where many people can gather to watch a performance.
Auditorium
a movement of the hand or body that shows an idea or feeling.
Gesture
A long speech spoken by one character, often revealing thoughts or feelings.
Monologue
The way characters talk or act with each other.
Interaction
Making something up as you go along,.
Improvisation
the look on a person’s face that shows what they are feeling.
Expression
Instructions in a script that tell actors where to move or how to say a line.
Stage Directions
The lesson or message that the author wants you to understand from the story.
Theme
When an actor forgets their lines.
Blanking
the way a person’s movements, posture, and gestures show thoughts or emotions.
Body Language
A group of performers working together as a team in a performance.
Ensemble
The sequence of events in a story — what happens from beginning to end.
Plot
The planned movements and positions of actors on a stage during a play.
Blocking
making movements or emotions bigger and more dramatic so the audience understands clearly.
Exaggeration