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to improvise stage business or conversation
What is ad-lib
to leave the stage
What is exit?
On the visible stage
off the visible stage
What is off or offstage?
to move onto the stage
What is enter?
to draw the maximum response from the audience from comic lines or action
What is milk?
giving lines and action in such a way that another actor can make a point or get a laugh
What is feeding?
the last words, action, or technical effect that immediately precedes any line or business; a stage signal
What is cue?
To speak when someone else is speaking
What is overlap?
to stop action; to omit
What is cut?
waiting for the audience to quiet down after a funny line or scene
What is holding for laughs?
the movement by an actor from one location onstage to another
What is cross?
The area behind the set or that part of the stage that is not visible to the audience
What is back or backstage?
items such as tools, weapons, or luggage carried onstage by an individual actor
What is hand props?
using dramatic devices such as increased tempo, volume, and emphasis to bring a scene to a climax
What is building a scene?
getting behind furniture or other actors so that you cannot be seen by the audience
What is blocking yourself?
a movement in a direction opposite to a cross to balance the stage picture
What is countercross?
An acting role with very few lines; a piece of stage business in one scene
What is a bit (bit part)?
to emphasize a word or line with extra force
What is hit?
to obstruct the view of the audience; use of ad-lib to cover an unexpected, unwanted event during a performance
What is cover?