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Cattle Call
Backstage
the area behind the stage.
a display of talent to judges to try out for a play of movie or tv show
audition
the mapping out of the stage
blocking
A request that an actor return
Call-back
Out-of-place laughter by an actor on stage.
breaking-up
acoustics
The science of sound as applied to theaters, relating to how sound travels and reverberates.
acoustics
The science of sound as applied to theaters, relating to how sound travels and reverberates.
Bodily movements, large or small, which indicate what a person is thinking or feeling.
body-languege
curtain up
The start of a performance, whether or not an actual curtain exists in front of the stage.
The start of a performance, whether or not an actual curtain exists in front of the stage.
curtain up
projection
An actor’s ability to use his or her voice so that it can be clearly heard in the back rows of a theater; also used in reference to the emotions an actor wishes to convey.
anti-timing*
A failing of some actors who seem to be too slow or too fast in responding to action or dialogue onstage.
Out-of-place laughter by an actor on stage.
breaking-up
cue
a signal to start something
Clear, sharp pronunciation of words, especially of consonants.
diction
stage left
The side of the stage that is to the actor’s left as he or she faces the audience.
walk through
To perform a role at less-than-usual intensity, such as during a technical rehearsal; also used critically, as in “he walked it,” for a lazy performance at a matinee.
backstage
The entire area behind the stage of a theater, including dressing rooms.
cold reading
Delivering a speech or acting a scene at an audition without having read it beforehand.
A theatrical production that fails to draw an audience, regardless of whether the critics liked it or not.
flop
set
As a noun, the physical design of the stage area within which the actors perform; as a verb, to make permanent the way in which a scene is being played.
understudy
An actor, often playing a small role, who learns another role, so as to be able to perform it if the regular actor is ill.
downstage
The area of the stage closest to the audience.
An audition open to anyone, regardless of experience.
cattle call