Drama Vocab.

Rod suspended over the stage from which lights and scenery are hung.

When an actor reads from a script without having read it from before.

Arena theater is staging set-up in which the audience sits on all four sides of the playing area.

An actor is one who interprets a dramatic character.

Aside is an observation or remark made by a character to the audience that is not being heard by other actors.

A closed turn is a turn an actor makes in which he is facing the audience.

The art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.

The point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action of the play.

Plays are divided into acts, acts into scenes, scenes, into beats, each with its beginning, middle, and end.

The clear and precise pronunciation of words.

Buisness is activities that actors don't do on stage while performing

Conflict is the point in a play where action meets obstacle; the opposition of persons, forces, or ideas.

Blackout means all stage lights go off simultaneously. (usually at the beginning of a scene or an act.)

When an actor is invited to come back for a second audition.

Cheat is when an actor plays away from the audience while conversing with no another character.

Cast is a set of actors in a play.

To spontaneously create dialogue, as in off the “top of your head.”

Selecting which actors will play which roles/characters.

Part of the stage that protrudes out in front of the proscenium, sometimes into the audience.

Actor’s stance in which he/she is standing up straight, feet hip-width apart, arms hanging loosely at sides, and chin up

Antagonist is the principal character around whom the action revolves.

Backdrop is Painted curtain with folds, not hung from battens.

Blocking is the stage movements that each character makes during a play.

When an actor tries out for a role by either performing a short piece.

When an actor loses concentration while performing, and is not in character.