Actor's Body and Voice Vocab

Front

Speed at which a scene progresses?

Back

pace

Front

Word for "rhythm" of a scene?

Back

tempo

Front

Word for a stage prompt for actors?

Back

cue

Front

Word for a character interrupting another's line?

Back

cut in

Front

Method for simultaneous lines by different characters?

Back

overlap

Front

Word for an actor's line immediately after the cue, with no gap?

Back

top

Front

Word for incomplete drifting lines?

Back

fade-off lines

Front

Word for making up lines as a scene progresses?

Back

ad-lib

Front

Word for "sections of a scene that stand apart"?

Back

beats

Front

Word for a silence conveying deeper meaning?

Back

pause