Stage Directions
The left side of the stage from the actor's perspective, facing the audience
What is Stage Left?**
A frozen-silent picture that tells a story
What is Tableaux?**
The strength, force or intensity with which sound is made
What is Volume?
The precise staging of actors’ movements and positions onstage, typically directed during rehearsals.
What is Blocking?
What is the technical element that provides special effects, supplies music to enhances the mood and amplifies speech?
What is Sound?**
The right side of the stage from the actor's perspective, facing the audience
What is Stage Right?
The development of a character’s personality to bring life and interest through performance or writing
What is Characterization?
The relative highness or lowness of the voice
What is Pitch?**
To indicate a director or choreographer's positioning of performers on platforms, steps, etc. in order to get a more interesting stage picture
What is Levels?**
What is the technical element that helps create the mood of the play, helps the actors be seen, and enhances the production?
What is Light?**
The area of the stage closest to the audience, often used for more intimate and impactful moments
What is Downstage?**
An action that is repeated and serves as a clue to a character's personality
What is Master Gesture?**
The speed or pace of music or dialogue in a scene
What is Tempo?**
Imaginary horizontal divisions of the stage space, creating depth
What is Planes?**
The clothing worn by actors that are specific to the time and place of the play
What is Costumes?
The area of the stage farthest from the audience, often used to refer to the rear of the stage
What is Upstage?
The part of the body that appears to lead gestures as they walk (such as the chest as a leading center for a brave character)
What is Leading Center? (Walk)
The clarity and articulation of speech by an actor
What is Diction?**
The equalization of the stage picture and action, so that the position and movements of the actors are well-proportion
What is Balance?**
Objects used during a play
What are Props?
The part of the stage that extends beyond the proscenium arch toward the audience, in front of the main curtain
What is the Apron?
Communication that uses gestures, posture, and facial expressions instead of words
What is Body Language?
The control of the volume and quality of the voice so that it can be heard clearly by everyone in an audience
What is Projection?
A stage technique in which an actor who is facing sideways pivots the torso and turns the face toward the audience
What is Cheat Out?
Worn by actors to accentuate their facial features on stage
What is Makeup?