Preformances
A short, usually funny, dramatic performance.
Skit
Objects used during a theatrical performance.
Props
To substitute for an actor.
Stand In
Handclapping by an audience to show approval.
Appluause
A play or movie in which singing and dancing play an essential part.
Musical
The area surrounding the stage that is not visible to the audience.
Off Stage
Author of a play.
Playwright
An adjective for "good", "clever", or "skillful" person.
Bravo
In the modern sense, a performance that is meant to be humorous and evoke laughter.
Comedy
To make scenically ready for a performance.
Set
A person or other being in a narrative work of art or play.
Character
A pause or break during the performance.
Intermission
A dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
Opera
At or toward the front of a stage.
Downstage
The main or central character.
Protagonist
The audience stands, applauding a great performance.
Standing Ovation
A form of drama based on human suffering.
Tragedy
A door in the stage floor to a room below the stage area used for effects.
Trap
The people who work behind the scenes.
Crew
Passage between rows of seats in a theater
Aisle