Theatre 1
The clothing worn by actors that are specific to the time and place of the play.
costumes
The people watching the play.
audience?
Directions from the director to the actors about where to go and what to do in a scene.
blocking
The written text of the play
script
Short parts of the play that make up an act.
scene
Objects used during a play.
props
Practices for performing the play.
rehearsals
All of the actors in a play.
cast
A speech given by an actor when he or she is alone on stage.
monologue
Something used to magnify the actor's voice.
microphone
Worn by actors to accentuate their facial features on stage?
makeup
The area of the theatre where the play takes place.
stage
The person in charge of the actors and other staff in a play.
director
Directions in a script that tells the actor where to stand on stage? (DSC, USR, etc.)
stage directions
A major section of the play, like a chapter in a book, that is usually made up of several scenes.
act
The moment after the play when the actors take their bows in front of the audience.
curtain call
Words spoken by the actors in a play
lines
A play that does not have a happy ending.
tragedy
Something used to light up the whole stage.
lighting
A play that consists of a lot of songs
The stage and items on it that are used to give the illusion of the setting in the story.
set
The area of the theatre behind the stage.
backstage
A play that is funny.
comedy
Something that conceals the actors or scene from the audience when it is closed.
curtain
A theatre superstition where a single light is left on the stage for the night
Ghost Light