Lights!
The Characters Words
Lines
Lines for one character; an extended speech
Monologue
The actor's ability to put the script aside; to have it memorized
Off book
A character's reason for saying or doing something
Motivation
Final line of the scene, act, or play
Tagline
The voice of an unseen actor
Voice-over
Major characters
Principal
A character with no lines
Walk on
The division of a play, usually part of an act
Scene
The increase of the voice and actor's amplification of the action
Project
A book containing the script with notes and technical details
Prompt book
Information in the text not openly given, but implied
Subtext
The written copy of the actors' lines and technical direction
Script
The result from an outcome, used for playing a characters objective
Stakes
includes all the aspects such as lighting and sound effects.
Tech
Actor's communication without words, using only action
Pantomime
directions to quickly begin the next line
Pick Up cues
Money Paid to the playwright for permission to perform his/her play
Royalty
The goal of the character
Objective
A long speech for an actor alone on stage
Soliloquy
Tape Marks on the stage to show positions of stage sets and walls during rehearsals
Spike Marks
An actor who learns the lines and staging of many roles and waits backstage to take over if needed
Standby
Minor Characters that support the principal
Supporting Role
An actor who learns the lines and staging in case another actor cannot perform
Understudy
An art form that is performed for an audience with elements of acting, directing, designing, managing, and performing
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