Words You Already Know (Hopefully)
Words You Might Not Know (And That's Okay!)
100

The audience's left is known as this for actors

What is stage right?

100

The sort of character that best fits your appearance and range is called this

What is your type?

200

The actor's left is known as this for the audience

What is house right?

200

The process actors go through to show a director their skills is called this.

What is an audition?

300

This is a speech written for an actor that addresses another character onstage with them

What is a monologue?

300

A speech written for an actor that addresses the audience is called this.

What is a soliloquy?

400

When a scene or monologue is intended to make the audience laugh, we call it this.

What is comedic?

400

One unit of action in a script is called this

What is a beat?

500

When a scene or monologue is meant to convey something serious, we call it this

What is dramatic?

500

The words in italics that tell an actor where to go or how to deliver a line are called these

What are stage directions?