Vocab Pt. 1
A performer who is on standby to take on a specific role if that actor cannot perform.
Understudy
A piece of theatre without words.
Mime
The start of the story’s primary conflict through an exciting or compelling event
Inciting Incident
Ponyboy has a Crush on a girl named
Cherry Valance
The bow at the end of a show.
Curtain Call
A rehearsal in which the show is run from beginning to end without stopping.
Run Through
A piece of theatre with dramatic characters and an unhappy or tragic ending.
Tragedy
Includes any background, character traits and description, relationships, who the main characters are and what world they live in.
Exposition
The Outsiders takes place in ______, Oklahoma in the year 1967.
Tulsa
The company of actors who perform together.
Ensemble
An imaginary wall between the audience and the actors onstage
Fourth Wall
A piece of theatre where music, song, and dance play an integral part in the storytelling
Musical
The story builds toward its central conflict by placing obstacles in the path of the protagonists as they attempt to reach their goals.
Rising Action
Who Did Johnny and Ponyboy Go To visit after they decided to run away?
Dally or Dallas
When props or costume pieces are set onstage before the show begins.
Preset
A lighting cue that turns all the lights off suddenly.
Blackout
A piece of theatre written by a playwright that includes spoken dialogue and characters.
Play
The part of the story that signals a turning point and occupies the highest point on the plot structure.
Climax
What are the names of Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends?
Bob and Randy
When an actor has memorized all their lines.
A first reading of the script. The actors will not have had a chance to read/study the text.
Cold Reading
A heightened drama with exaggerated situations and characters. Use of stock characters and music underscoring.
Melodrama
The end of the story. It’s either a happy ending—the protagonist achieves their goal—or a tragic ending, in which they fail to overcome the primary conflict.
Resolution or Denoument
While hiding in the church, what book did Ponyboy read?
Gone With the Wind
The conversation onstage between two or more actors.
Dialogue