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A person who performs on stage

ACTOR

100

The area where the performance happens.

The Stage

100

The background/objects on stage that create the environment of the play.

Set

100

The clothes worn by actors to help them look like their character.

Costumes

100

Objects used by actors on stage. (like a book, sword, etc.)

Props

200

A part of the play that happens in one place and time.

Scene

200

The written text of a play, including dialogue and stage directions.

Script

200

The words and sentences spoken by a character in a play.

Dialogue/Lines

200

The person who guides the actors and helps shape the play.

Director

200

Practice sessions where actors prepare for the performance.

Rehearsal

300

A long speech by one character.

Monologue

300

Instructions in the script telling actors where to move and how to speak.

Stage Directions

300

The people who watch the performance.

Audience

300

A major section of the play. When the play is divided into two "halves". 

Act

300

The dance moves given to actors in a play or musical.

Choreography

400

The movement given to actors on stage.

Blocking

400

When actors come out at the end of the performance to take a bow.

Curtain Call

400
A signal for the actor to begin speaking or perform a particular section.

Cue

400

The right or left side of the stage from the ACTOR'S perspective.

Stage Right/Left

400

The front and back side of the stage from the ACTOR'S perspective.

Upstage/Downstage

500

The process of changing the set or props between scenes, to show a new time or place.

Scene Change

500

Acting without a script, making it up as you go along!

Improv

500

A group of actors working together, often referring to the whole cast.

Ensemble

500

The area behind or to the side of the stage where actors wait and prepare.

Backstage

500

A phrase used to say "good luck!" to actors.

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