A Glossary of Theater Terms
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juliarockstar104 on September 5, 2011
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Drama terms for Ms.Yale!!
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7th Grade at Wilkes- Barre Academy
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Prompter | The person who watches the script backstage during the performance of a play; he or she gives the lines to the actors, if they should forget. |
| Props | The properties or small objects. |
| Rehearsal | The practice or repetition of a play in preparation for public performance. |
| Resident Company | A company of actors who play in a home theatre as compared to a Touring Company. |
| Scenario | The outline or story of a play. |
| Scene | A location or setting. A division within an act of a play. |
| Scenery | The large piece (flats, backdrops, furniture) that are placed in the stage to represent the location. |
| Soliloquy | Lines in a play spoken by one character alone on a stage, in which his or her thoughts are revealed. |
| Script | The manuscript or form in which the play is written; it contains the dialogue, stage directions, and time and place of each act and scene. |
| Stage Manager | The person in charge backstage; he or she helps the director during rehearsals and then takes charge backstage when the play is revealed |
| Theme | A topic or subject developed in a play; the subject on which the plot is based. |
| Touring Company | A company of actors who take their show on the road, as compared to a Resident Company. |
| Understudy | The actor who learns the part of another actor playing a major role; he or she is ready to go onstage in the unexpected absence of the original actor. |
| Choreography | The design for a dance; written representations of the steps of dancing. |
| Actor | A person who performs in a play, who assumes the role of a character. |
| Cue | The signal for an actor to speak or perform an action, usually a line spoken by another actor. |
| Curtain Call | The return of the entire cast to the stage after the end of a performance, when they receive and acknowledge applause. |
| Denouement | The final unraveling of the plot of a play; the solution or outcome. |
| Dialogue | The lines of the play spoken by the actors. |
| Director | The person in charge; the one who gives directions to the actors and assumes ultimate responsibility for the production. |
| Dress rehearsal | The final rehearsal of rehearsals of a play, when costumes are worn and all stage effects are complete. |
| Intermission | A recess or temporary stopping of action, usually about halfway through a play. |
| Lines | The dialog or words spoken by the actors. |
| Playwright | A person who writes plays. |
| Production | The total theatrical product, including the play, the actor, the direction, scenery, costumes, lighting, and special effects. |
| Professional Theatre | Theatre in which actors and all other employees earn their living. |
| Stage Directions | The notes given to the actor to tell him where to stand, to move or how to present a line, Usually appear in parenthesis. |
| Downstage | The front of the stage; the area nearest to the audience. |
| Upstage | The rear of the stage; the area farthest from the audience. |
| Wings | The side areas of the stage, out of view of the audience; the area where the actors wait for their entrances. |
| Backstage | The area behind the stage, not visible to the audience. |
| Stage Right | The area to the right of the actor as he is on stage facing the audience. |
| Stage Left | The area to the left of the actor as he is on stage facing the audience. |
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