Terms
main character with whom empathy lies
Protagonist
Actors in major roles.
Principals
the middle of the stage.
Center stage
second audition at which only those actors under serious consideration for roles are called in.
Call back
A long speech by one character.
Monologue
Actors right and actors left
Stage right, Stage left
singers in a musical other than principal performers
Chorus
Person wo designs the show's dance numbers.
Choreographer
area of the stage closest to the audience.
Downstage
visual effect in which actors create a picture by standing in a frozen position.
Tableau
An actor who communicates through movements of the body and face but does not speak.
Mime
If I want to go AWAY from the audience but remain onstage, where would I go?
Upstage
Main character who opposes the protagonist.
Antagonist
Tryouts for a part in a play.
Audition
I leave the stage and go where?
Backstage