Roles
Stage Positions & Areas
Body Positions
Lines & Dialogue
Miscellaneous/ Crew Terms
100
What is director
The person who overall "manages" the show.
100
The area closest to the audience.
What is upstage
100
When the actor is facing the audience
What is open
100
Unrehearsed dialogue made up on the spot
What is ad lib
100
The paper/ fabric covered "movable backdrops"
What is flats
200
The person designated to oversee all stage direction, prop management, stays behind the scenes, and calls the show.
What is stage director
200
The area immediately below the stage sometimes used by the orchestra
What is the pit
200
When an actor disrupts the visibility of an action
What is cover
200
The action signalling an actor to come onstage
What is cue
200
Tape used to mark positions on stage
What is spike tape
300
Person designated to research costumes, decide materials for costumes, and draws and paints the costumes for renderings.
What is costume designer
300
The area upstage of the main curtain
What is the apron
300
An inconspicuous rotation to keep the actor's front in view
What is cheat
300
Delivery of volume used to communicate with the audience
What is projection
300
An actor who is not a proffesional
What is amateur
400
Person designated to construct the set, lighting, and sound
What is technical director
400
The areas directly left and right of the stage
What is the wings
400
The movements and positions decided during rehearsal.
What is blocking
400
A character's motives for committing an action
What is motivation
400
An (intentionally) awkward and funny fall on stage
What is pratfall
500
All creative elements, guidance for actors, technical design, costume design.
What are director's responsibilities?
500
The room where the actors wait until their cue
What is the greenroom
500
A position that puts an actor facing away from the audience
What is closed
500
The clear pronunciation of dialogue and other words
What is articulation
500
An old-fashioned term to describe an actor
What is thespian
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