Miscellaneous Terms
What is a small part with a few lines
Bit Part
What is a build
to increase the tempo or volume or both to reach a climax
what is a hand prop
Small objects which the actor handles onstage
What is the front of the stage
Apron
What is the drop farthest upstage in any setting
Back drop
What is a pick up cue
A direction for the actor to begin speaking immediately on cue without any lapse of time.
What is a prop table
A table that has all the props for the actor in a play.
What is Northeast of center stage.
Up left
What is the appearance of actors onstage after the performance to acknowledge the applause of the audience.
A Curtain Call
What is a drop
Lines on which the actor does not project his voice sufficiently to be heard are said to be dropped.
What category does a watch or glasses, but only one actor uses it, go into
Personal prop
Where are you if you go 2 steps Southeast of Up Left
Down Right
What is Mechanically holding a position or expression
Freezing
What is the last words of a speech, or the end of an action, indicating the time for another actor to speak or act.
A Cue
Which category of props is a glove or scarf.
Costume prop
What does DC stand for on stage
Down Center
What is a strike
A strike is when a direction given by the stage manager to change the setting for another scene or to dismantle it at the end of a performance
What is an Ad Lib
Lines supplied by the actor wherever they might be required as in crowd scenes or to fill in where they would be otherwise be an undesirable pause.
What is a prop that no actor uses on stage
Where is your position from Down Right if you go 2 spaces West, 2 steps North and 1 step Southwest.
Center