2024 Theatre Fundamentals Final Exam 23-24

Front

The text the playwright gives the actors to work from.

Back

Script

Front

The invisible wall that separates the actors and the audience.

Back

Fourth Wall

Front

This is a portion of the script - usually used for auditions or when the script is large and the actor only has a bit part.

Back

Side

Front

This is a type of blocking move where an actor moves to an open window for another actor.

Back

Counter

Front

This is a type of stage that looks like a picture frame.

Back

Proscenium

Front

This type of theatre is usually used for experimental theatre where the stage and audience positions can be changed.

Back

Black Box

Front

Creating pockets on actors onstage so that everyone can be seen.

Back

Windows

Front

This is a blocking move across the stage to another position.

Back

Cross

Front

This type of stage juts out from the proscenium arch.

Back

Thrust

Front

This is the "writing between the lines", or what the characters are really saying without saying it.

Back

Subtext