THEATRE VOCABULARY

SUPER (TROUPER) EASY

100

DIRECTION: The horizontal orientation on the stage

Stage Left/Right

200

DIRECTION: Right in the middle

Center Stage

300

The placement of actors on the stage during a scene

Blocking

400

STAR QUESTION: What is it called when the choreographer is "fixing" the dancing after learning the choreography to make sure that it is show-ready?

Cleaning

500

Things that the directors ask the cast to do with the goal of making the show better with every run

Notes

ELI BUSTS A MOVE

100

DIRECTION: Farthest away from the audience

Upstage

200

AREA: Right in the middle of everything

Center Stage

300

The orientation in which the actor is facing completely to the left or right

Profile

400

AREA: Where Vans is standing (ice cream)

Upstage Left

500

STAR QUESTION: What was the last number in Act I of Matilda?

Bruce

JAZZ SQUARE

100

AREA: Where Vans is standing (cinnamon roll)

Center Stage Left

200

AREA: Where Vans is standing (brownie)

Downstage Right

300

The act of going from one side of the stage to the other

Cross

400

STAR QUESTION: What is the festival near the end of the year where all the schools in the county come together to celebrate their theatrical seasons called?

TheatreFest (if you said DramaFest, I'm sorry, technicalities are technicalities)

500

The practice of acting as if a prop or object is present (example: pretending to drink a glass of water even though you do not have a glass)

Pantomime

CROFT "STOP TALKING!"

100

AREA: Where Vans is standing (cake)

Center Stage Right

200

STAR QUESTION: Finish the sentence! (Hint: Mr. Hewitt is known to say this sentence)

"Acting is ____"

Reacting

300

DIRECTION: Closest to the audience

Downstage

400

The orientation of an actor when they are completely facing the audience

Full Front

500

Abbreviations that are commonly used in blocking (example: downstage = DS)

Shorthand

GIADA CALYPSO

100

STAR QUESTION: What shows did the Drama Club go to see on Broadway in the last two years?

Sweeney Todd and The Outsiders

200

AREA: Where Vans is standing (croissant)

Upstage Center

300

The precise orientation of an actor when they are conversing or facing another actor to ensure that they are still acting to the audience (think: feet are pointed towards either corner of the auditorium)

One Quarter

400

What should an actor always do to ensure that their expressions can be seen to the majority of the audience, even in instances where they are conversing with another actor?

Cheating Out

500

A moment in which an actor breaks the fourth wall to speak to the audience

Aside