"A" Okay
...to try out for a role in a play.
AUDITION
...move from one stage area to another.
CROSS
...wish for good luck in a performance.
"BREAK A LEG"
...final rehearsal before the show opens with full costumes, makeup, lights, sound, props, etc.
DRESS REHEARSAL
...come onto the stage.
ENTRANCE
...to perform for an audience representing another person.
ACT
...move to adjust stage picture after another actor has moved.
COUNTER-CROSS
...play that treats situations or characters in a humorous way; play with a happy ending.
COMEDY
...spoken lines in a skit or play; actual words that the characters say.
DIALOGUE
...leave the stage.
EXIT
...able to be heard.
AUDIBLE
...appearance of the cast at the end of the show in response to the audience applause.
CURTAIN CALL
...place where announcements and notices for actors and crew are posted.
CALL BOARD
...break between sections of a performance.
INTERMISSION
...repeated or additional performance at the end of a play.
ENCORE
...create lines or action spontaneously when necessary.
AD LIB
...last word or action before your line or action.
CUE
...small bit of action, ex. bouncing a ball, writing a letter.
BUSINESS
...the out of view areas to the sides of the acting area.
WINGS
...stagehand who moves scenery on and off stage.
GRIP
...process of starting and stopping vowel and consonant sounds.
ARTICULATION
...aiming body outward toward the audience when talking to another character.
CHEAT or CHEAT-OUT
...putting together all facets of a character to make that person a believable individual.
CHARACTERIZATION
...the person in charge of the production, the BOSS of the play.
DIRECTOR
...concluding part of any performance.
FINALE