Parts of Stage
any part of the stage where the audience cannot see
What is Offstage?
the background pieces such as flats and drops that create the play's setting
What is Scenery?
an impromptu scene where the actors make up the dialogue and action on the spot
What is Improvisation?
a part in a play
What is a Role?
1. a specific reason for saying or doing something 2. to show a character's desires through voice and movement
What is Motivation?
any part of the stage visible to the audience
What is Onstage?
set furnishings; set props include furniture, pictures, ornaments, drapes, etc.; hand ___ are items handled by actors, such as books, glasses, etc.
What are Props/Properties?
A long speech made by a character
What is a Monologue?
Increase voice or actions so they will carry to the audience
What is a Project?
A slanted stage, where upstage is slightly higher than downstage
What is a raked stage?
the stage area to the actor's right as he or she faces the audience
What is Stage Right?
a book that contains the script annotated with the director's ideas and blocking notations
What is Prompt Book?
an approach that calls on the actor to use personal experience and sense memory to develop a character
What is Method Acting?
What is Scoring a Role?
a form of drama in which actors are seated and read aloud from a script
What is a Readers Theatre?
imaginary lines indicating visibility of stage areas from different points in the house
What are Slightlines?
term used to refer to a stage light
What is Instrument?
telling a story or presenting an idea through bodily movement and expression rather than words
What is a Pantomime?
Having a part memorized so that a script is longer needed
What is Off Book?
a stage with a permanent framed opening through which the audience sees the play
What is a Proscenium stage?
the left side of the stage from the actor's perspectives as he or she faces the audience
What is Stage Left?
a loose-weave curtain on a batten used for "visions", "flashbacks", and etc. The ____ is opaque when lighted from the front; transparent when lighted from the back
What is Scrim?
memory that uses the sight, hearing, smell, taste, to recapture an experience
What is a Sense Memory?
speeches in which one actor speaks aloud revealing his or her inner thoughts
What is a Soliloquies?
a rehearsal without interruption
What is a run through?