8th Grade Drama Vocab Review 1

A spontaneous style of theatre. No rehearsals. No scripts.

When you turn your body in a way so the audience can see you better we say you _______ _____.

Major division of a play similar to a chapter of a book

The boss backstage during a play is called the ________________ ________________.

Methods used to stage a play and methods used to produce television programs and films

An actor must use the “_________ _____ “ to make the audience believe a production is real

The term playwrights and actors use for the beginning of a play is “________________ ______”

The ____________ ___________ chooses the music for scene changes.

A good actor will ________________ people in real life to help him/her develop a character.

An actor developing a character should come up with a _________ for that character.

A break in the actions where the time or place is changed. Usually marked by a blackout

The reason a character behaves as he/she does is called his/her _______________

You must establish __________ within a class so you are willing to take risks.

What is A?

What part of the stage is C?

A play that presents its theme in a funny way. Everyone comes together at the end.

According to the 10 Commandments of the Theatre

When you suddenly stop performing as a character and become yourself onstage you are

Please identify Down stage and Stage Right

Ten Commandments of Theatre: “An actor should always honor the _____ ____ of other actors.”

The way an actor approaches a portion of dialogue using emotion and voice

To “________ _______” is for an actor to add in lines to a play that are not in the script

Selecting actors to play specific roles in a production

What Part of the Stage is E?

The writing or performing of plays as well as the formal study of the art form

Clear shaping and molding of sounds into syllables

The ____________ _________ moves scenery and furniture during the scene changes

The _________________ chooses the play, the director, and gets funding for the production.

The __________________ is in charge of casting, blocking, and rehearsals

Ten Commandments of Theatre: “An actor should always respect the ___________ of theatre.”

The signal for an actor or technician to respond during a play is called a _________.

Small movements onstage that help establish a character and what he is doing are called....

Identify Down stage and Stage Left

Not talking, not unwrapping little candies, and staying in your seat are all examples of...

Traits relating to a character's outward visible qualities

One long speech by an actor on stage is called a ___________________.

What part of the stage is B?

Information written to give the actors instructions on what to do when certain lines are spoken

A chart for lighting or sounds showing all of the changes that will happen in a production.

What part of the stage is D?