Theatre Vocab Game

A gesture created with the facial muscles to express an emotion or convey a message.

The place where actors change and put on makeup before a performance.

All of the members of the cast read through the play for the first time in their performance roles.

A technical drawing that communicates a design to the crew.

A group of motionless figures representing a scene from a story. A frozen stage picture.

The art dealing with the writing and production of plays .

Wanting what you want from the other person more and more! Not only wanting it more, but doing more to achieve it.

The portrait that an actor takes to an audition. It may also be used in the program.

Being 100% in character and reacting to situations in the play/scene as they happen. Reacting not acting.

Rehearsal for perfecting lights, scenery, sound, and other technical elements.

The text of an opera or other long vocal work.

Actors position themselves towards the audience, they share their bodies and voices so that audience can see and hear

1. Divert attention from someone toward oneself. 2. Move towards back of stage to make (another actor) face backstage.

Composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation.

Anything the actor wears onstage. It reflects the character, time period, and setting of the play.

An invitation to return for a second audition or interview.

A rehearsal performance of a play.

How to watch a show respectfully. Arrive on time, don't distract from the performance, clap at the appropriate time.

Identifying character motivation and playwrights intent in a script.

To edit a script for length or content.

A person who portrays a character in a performance.

Play or movie in which spoken dialogue, singing and dancing play an essential part of advancing the plot.

Inserting emotion and variation into your speech.

How loud or soft your voice is.

A contentless scene that is open to interpretation.

Embracing the offers made by other performers in order to move the scene forward.

A set of pieces of creative work collected by someone to display their skills, especially to a potential employer.

The variation of techniques (both vocal and physical) that keep a performance interesting.

The standard way of saying a word.

The person who is in charge of maintaining the artistic vision of the play and managing the actors and crew.

The study of all aspects of producing a play including: History, Evaluation, Performance, and Technical Elements.

An direction in the text of a play, the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting.

To plan or work out the movement of performers in a play.

The technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion without words, using only gesture, expression, and movement.

A group of people who work on the technical elements of a show.

Why your character is doing what they are doing. There are two types of motivation: Internal and External.

A rehearsal that focuses solely on the memorization of lines.

The change of pitch in the voice as you speak.

Operators. The people who run the technical elements during a show.

A celebration of all of the hard work of the cast and crew in a production.

Increasing the volume of your voice without yelling or damaging your vocal chords.

The setting of the play. Anything that is stationary or moved on/offstage during a transition.

The written text of a play, movie, or broadcast.

A movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.

What gets in the way of what your character wants.

Joking or doing funny things in a scene just to be funny without keeping the story going. Not a good thing.

A dramatic work that is sung with no spoken dialogue.

The who, what, when, where and why of a scene.

Performance with beginning, middle and end; section of a play that occurs at one place, at one time.

A critique containing helpful and specific suggestions for positive change.

To stand firmly without fidgeting.

A way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular nation, locality, or social class.

Lines are memorized and there is no script in the actors hand as they rehearse.

The final rehearsal before a performance in full costume and makeup.

1. A unit of action in a scene. 2. a moment of silence lasting generally 3-5 seconds.

A group who perform together. The group is viewed as a whole rather than individually.

The person in charge of deadlines, information, and calling show cues. Assists the director.

Studying and rehearsing the lines of a play so well that you don't need a script.

After the end of a production actors take a bow to applause. Crew members are also acknowledged.

The degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

The person(s) who create the concepts of the shows technical elements.

To interview for a position in a play. Often includes memorizing a monologue or reading from a scene.

The methods a character uses to get what they want.

An action that we can see performed. What a character physically and emotionally does to solve/resolve their conflict.

The aspect of pronunciation that shapes the sounds of speech.

Reading from the script or material for the first time.

The muscle located underneath your lungs responsible for breath control.

Anything the actor carries on and off of the stage.

Cast members working on a production under the guidance of the director.

A series of actions or type of behavior regularly and invariably followed by someone.

A dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.

A person who writes plays.

Unchanging in pitch without inflection or expressiveness.

What your character wants more than anything. (In the moment, in the scene, in the play, in their life.)

How you physically create your character and display emotions.

An obstacle that a character must overcome. Person Vs. Person, Person vs. Object, Person vs. nature, Person vs. Self.

Excerpts from a script used in an audition.

When you stop acting in the middle of a scene.

Pieces or sentences of dialogue.

A room in a theater or studio in which performers can relax when they are not performing.

To clear from the stage completely; take down and store away when the run of the play has ended.