Theatre Vocab I
To create dialogue or movement off the top of your head, without a script
What is Improv
What are the wings.
The clear and precise pronunciation of words
What is articulation
articles of dress worn by the actors
What are Costumes
Roles that support main characters
What is Supporting roles
Dry mouth, shaky knees, sweaty palms, and a queasy feeling when on stage.
What is Stage Fright
The audience sits on three sides of the stage.
What is a Trust Stage
Who is the Technical director
Playing towards the audience
What is Cheating out
Variety of vocal pitch
What is inflection
An actor's move from one part of the stage to another
What is a 'cross'
Thoughts actors have that are unspoken but motivate what they say and do
What is subtext
Anything used by an actor on stage
What are props or properties
The performers in a play
What is the cast
When the stage was slanted and the audience was parallel
What is raked
Imaginary wall between stage and audience
the act of recognizing or noticing an object, a fact, or event
What is observation
Increase voice or actions so they will carry to the audience
What is projecting
What is the part of the stage that is nearer to the audience
What is downstage
The best TA
What is Jane
to remember a fact or event to re-create it
What is recall
A group of actors who perform together on stage
What is an ensemble
The audience or seating within the auditorium.
What is the house
The area behind scenery not visible to the audience
What is backstage or offstage
The actor's left or right as they face the auidence
What is Stage Left/Stage right