Theatre Vocab I
The person who works with the actors, plans blocking, and is in charge of rehearsals.
Properties carried on stage by the actors during the play
What are handprops
Detailed bits of action such as knitting, setting the table, etc.
Scenery or to establish definite movements and lines
What is the set or 'to set'
A living picture posed by players who are frozen in place
What is tableau
The part of the stage to the actor's right when facing the audience
What is stage right
To assume a position of equal dramatic importance with another actor
What is to share
The fear that takes place when you are on stage
What is stage fright
A program with information about the company and the show or a poster about the show
What is a playbill
Everyone who works on a show except for the performers
Who are the crew
What is holding for laughts
All stage lights go off simultaneously
What is blackout
Choosing which actors will play which characters
What is casting
Stage crew member who shifts scenery
What is a grip or techie
What the characters say
What are lines
Bodily movement and expression w/o dialogue
What is pantomime
Warning for actors to assume their positions on stage for the beginning of the scene
What are places
The part of the stage toward the rear of the stage
What is upstage
Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point
What is stealing the scene or upstaging
The cast, crew, and any other helpers involved in a performance
What is the company
The person in charge of everything having to do with the theatre building and the audience
Who is the house manager
To hid an unplanned instance on stage from the audience
What is to cover
The script for a play
What is the book
Long speech given by a character when they are alone on stage to show their thoughts or to explain the plot
What is a soliloquy
The part of the stage that is the middle