| Term | Definition |
|---|
| actor/preformer | the "real person" on stage |
| actor positions | terms that describe how directly the actor is facing the audiance |
| character role | the imaginary person, thing or animal the actor pretends to be on stage |
| cue | a singnal to begin action or dilolauge |
| dialogue | spoken words on stage |
| downstage | the part of the stage closest to the audience |
| duet scene | A scene fo two people. |
| exposition | A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work, that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. Exposition explains what has gone on before, the relationships between characters, the development of a theme, and the introduction of a conflict. |
| gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling |
| hand prop | A propo that can be easily handled Examples usually inclued books, bats or little objects. |
| improvisation | a performance given extempore without planning or preparation |
| monolouge/ solo scene | a scene for one actor, who speeks his or her thoughts aloud or talks to an imaginary character or directly to the audiance |
| pantomime | a performance using gestures and body movements without words |
| set | artificicial setting for a scene in a play, including furniture, scenery, and other items to creat an illusion of another time and place. |
| set prop | a large prop that is not easly moved |
| setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
| sight cue | a visual signal to begin something |
| stage areas | The stage is divided into 9 areas. |
| stage left | the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience |
| stage property | any item used on stage |
| stage right | the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience |
| antagonist | a character who works against the protagonist |
| anti-hero | a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) |
| articulation | as a character speeks s/he reflects aspects of her character |
| aside | a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage |
| backdrop | scenery hung at back of stage |
| blocking | 1. the movement within a play as set by the director and/or actors 2. v.t to block: to set the movement within a play |
| cadence | rhythmic rise and fall( of sound), beat |
| catharsis | a clensing or purging that releases emotions when waching or preforming a play |
| chorus | A group of characters who comment on the characters and action in a play without participating in the action themselves. They often represent the view of the general society at the time and in the place at which the play is set. |
| climax | the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding |
| conflict | opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) |
| exposition | background information on character or events in novel or play |
| fourth wall | 1. The imaginary divide that separates the audience from the performance space. |
| pace | the speed at which something happens or is done |
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