Comm Vocab. Test 4/7.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ad-lib | Make up or extemporize stage business or conversation |
| What are the 5 places that "Backstage" consists of? | 1. Behind the back curtain. 2.Wings 3. Scene Shop 4. Dressing Room 5. The Green Room |
| Wings | The sides of the stage |
| Scene shop | Where they build and store sets |
| Dressing Room | A place where people change COSTUMES. |
| The green room | Backstage lounge for actors |
| What is the audience called? | The house |
| What is between the stage and the house? | The pit |
| Business | Any action performed onstage |
| Props | All things you bring on stage |
| Hand Prop | Any item that is carried on stage |
| Set Prop | Furniture on stage |
| Stage Pictures | A snapshot of the action on stage |
| Cross | Moving from one spot to another |
| Counter Cross | 2 or more people moving at the same time to balance the stage picture |
| Exit | To leave the stage |
| Curtain (scene) | To start or end a scene |
| Curtain | To raise or lower curtain |
| Fly | To raise or lower the scenery |
| Places | The position where you start the actor scene |
| Sets | Individual piece of scenery |
| Strike | Take away or tear down the set |
| Offstage | Off the visible stage |
| Onstage | On the visible stage |
| Cut | To eliminate or omit |
| Cue | Any line or action that precedes or comes before YOUR line or action |
| Holding for Laughs | Waiting until laughter is over |
| What are the three types of theatres? | 1.Proscenium 2. Thrust 3. Arena |
| Thrust | Audience on three sides of the stage |
| Proscenium | "Picture frame" like theatre |
| Arena | Audience on all four sides. |
| Thespians | Another name for an actor |
| Thespis | The first Greek actor. |
| Theatre Masks | faces that represent theatre |
| Character | The personality an actor portrays in a scene or play that is different from his or her own personality |
| Actors | Males or Females playing character roles |
| Acting | assumed behavior for the purpose of projecting a character to an audience |
| Play | story in dialogue form to be acted out by actors before a live audience |
| Dramatic Structure | Special literary style in which plays are written |
| Dialogue | Conversation between 2 or more characters |
| Playwright | The one who writes plays. |
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