7th Grade Theatre Flashcard 1

Front

What is to improvise stage business or conversation?

Back

Ad-Lib

Front

What is the process where the director or casting director of a production asks actors/performers to show them what they can do?

Back

Audition

Front

What is a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program?

Back

Monologue

Front

What is the exact positioning of actors on a stage during a performance?

Back

Blocking

Front

What is the movement by an actor from one location onstage to another?

Back

Cross, X

Front

Following an audition, the director may ask to see a shortlist of actors again. This is called:

Back

Callback, a callback, call back

Front

What is the part of the stage and theatre which is out of the sight of the audience?

Back

Backstage, back stage

Front

What is the group of technicians responsible for building the scenery called?

Back

Stage Crew

Front

What are the curtains, backdrops, or any structures constructed to transform an empty stage into a suitable background for the play?

Back

Scenery

Front

What is a large curtain covering the back and sides of the stage?

Back

Cyclorama