Act It
The movement of actors on stage in a scene.
Blocking
This member of the creative team designs, constructs, sets for a production.
Set Designer
This Ancient Greek Philosopher wrote The Poetics, the first literary criticism and the elements of Greek play structure.
Aristotle
This is the moment of highest intensity in a play. It contains the turning point from which everything changes.
Climax
The most common type of stage. Has an arch to frame it.
Proscenium
When scoring a monologue, active verbs such as "to push", help us identify these choices that a character makes.
Tactics
The term for a rehearsal where all actors, costumes, and technical pieces are utilized as if it is the performance.
Dress Rehearsal
This style of Italian Theatre was improvised comedy based on "stock" characters.
Commedia dell'Arte
The setting, relationships, characters, societal expectations, and world events make up this.
Given Circumstances
Stage Directions, like Upstage, Left, Right, and Downstage, always refer to the perspective of this member of the creative team and cast.
Actors
A piece of theatre created and performed by the same person or group.
Devised Theatre
This refers to the act of changing, adjusting, or manipulating the lights or electric racks on a stage. Electric racks and hanging items fly in and out during this process.
Light Hang
Neo-Classical Structure
Written in italics and/or parentheses, this part of a script tells actors specific movements to do.
Stage Directions
The audience enters and sits in this part of the theatre.
House
Acting without a script.
Improvisational Acting
This list of all costumes by character and scene allows the Wardrobe Crew to keep track of how many costumes are utilized throughout a production.
Costume Plot
The "fatal flaw" or pride of a character in Greek Theatre that causes their downfall.
Hubris
This refers to learning lines without any emotion or vocal elements. This allows performers to later perform lines as if they are just being thought.
Blank Memorization
At the end of a production's run, all cast and crew members join in this activity which clears the entire set, props, and costumes from the theatre.
Strike
These questions, created by a German Actress, help actors find the inner world of their characters
This system causes the curtain to open or close.
Curtain pulley
This stock character is often called a "hungry monkey" due to their playful nature and constant hunger.
Arlequino
Actors, Directors, and Creative team members do this to understand the play, characters, given circumstances, and objectives within a script.
Breaking Down the Script
Goal setting, private preparation, and open mindedness are the elements of this necessary part of theatre.
Effective Rehearsals