Acworth
the audience; place where the audience sits
house
remembering how an object or action felt, looked, smelled, sounded, or tasted
sensory recall
a nervous feeling about performing
stage fright
short curtains hung above the stage to mask lights and battens
a placement note where an actor is turned halfway between full front and profile.
One quarter
the person who writes and plans a play
playwright
short break between sections or acts of a play
intermission
a stage which extends past the apron and into the audience, allowing audience to be surrounding it on three sides
Thrust (arena)
to turn towards the audience; another word for cheating; may also be used WITH the word cheating
out (or out front)
a permanent framed opening through which the audience watches a play
proscenium
a written copy of a play with dialogue and occasionally, stage directions.
Script
a person who finds financial investors, hires the director and production staff and sets the budget for a production
producer
narrow curtains on the side of the stage used to mask the wings
legs
cast members working on a production under the guidance of a director
rehearsal
a rehearsal for perfecting lights, scenery changes, sound, and other technical elements
technical rehearsal
the creation and integration of sound effects, music, and other audio elements into a production
sound design
acting without talking or sound effects
pantomime
a script which is marked with directions and cues for use by the stage manager and or crew
prompt book
to hide from audience view
mask
a long speech by an actor to another character (usually spoken "to" someone)
monologue
an order for actors and crew to get into positions for the beginning of a play or scene
places
money paid to get permission to put on a production
royalties
the points in which the conflict in a production gets worse and/or more complicated
rising action
producing the correct sounds of words in terms of stresses and accents
pronunciation
the reason behind a character's behavior
motivation