basic theater terminology I
An impromptu scene where actors create their own dialogue.
what is improvisation?
Any part of the stage not visible to the audience.
what is off-stage?
A stage that mimics a picture frame and has the audience facing one side.
What Is a Proscenium Stage?
furnishings to make a characters purpose more clear or bring tangibility to the performance.
What is a prop?
Making script notes on blocking and delivery.
What is scoring a role?
A term used to refer to stage lights.
what is an instrument?
Any part of the stage that is visible to the audience.
What is on-stage?
a stage where the audience is facing all four sides, best used for intimate pieces with a small cast.
What is an arena stage?
a part in a play.
What is a role?
A door in the stage where actors move in and out of.
WHat is a trapdoor?
A speech by one character.
What is a monologue?
A story or belief told through bodily movements.
what is pantomiming?
a stage that extends upon the apron where the audience sits on three sides.
What is a thrust stage?
A rehearsal without any interruptions.
What is a run-through?
The voice of an unseen narrator.
What is a voice-over.
a specific reason for an actors actions or their desire to do something.
What is motivation?
When the volume of ones voice is increased.
What is projecting?
A stage where upstage is slightly higher then downstage.
What is a raked stage?
A backdrop or background that provides to the setting of a piece.
What is scenery?
Drawing the attention of the audience to yourself when it should be on another character(s).
What is upstaging?
When the script is not needed or already memorized.
what is off-book?
A book filled with annotations of the script and things of such nature.
what is a prompt book?
Imaginary lines indicating stage direction or areas on a stage.
What are sightlines?
Speeches spoken aloud revealing an actors thoughts or feelings.
What are soliloquies?