Theater Vocab G-M

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Action with hands and arms.

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Gesture

Front

Leads rehearsals, hires actors, and shapes production vision.

Back

Director

Front

Proper theater etiquette:

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Sit up straight, legs on the floor, not on the seat in front.

Front

Opposing character to the protagonist.

Back

Antagonist

Front

Dialogue in drama/play

Back

what the actors say

Front

Line before your action or signal to perform.

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Cue

Front

Turning point in a play.

Back

Climax

Front

Where does the audience sit in the theater?

Back

House

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Why do scripts have stage directions?

Back

To give the actors information.

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Breaking Character in theater:

Back

When an actor messes up their lines or makes a mistake.