Theatre Vocabulary 1

Multiple Choice

To spontaneously create dialogue, as in off the "top of your head."

• Acting

• Ad Lib or improvise

• Articulation

• Aside

Multiple Choice

The art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.

• Director

• Producer

• Acting

• Stage Manager

Multiple Choice

The character who provides the obstacles to the protagonist's objective in the play.

• Antagonist

• Lead Character

• Protagonist

• Narrator

Multiple Choice

 When marked in a script, a _______ can mean a slight pause.

• Beat

• Rest

• Hold

• Aside

Multiple Choice

The stage movements that each character makes during the play.

• Choreography

• Beat

• Direction

• Blocking

Multiple Choice

When an actor loses concentration while performing, and is not in character.

• Breaking Character

• Ad Lib/ Improvise

• Busting Character

• Blocking

Multiple Choice

An observation or remark made by a character to the audience that is not being heard by other actors.

• Ad Lib or improvise

• Monologue

• Beat

• Aside

Multiple Choice

 When an actor tries out for a role by either performing a short piece, or reading from a script in front of a director or casting agent.

• Beat

• Antagonist

• Audition

• Blocking

Multiple Choice

The clear and precise pronunciation of words.

• Audition

• Articulation

• Stage Directions

• Ad Lib or improvise

Multiple Choice

Which warm-up game have we played this year?

• Red Ball

• Rhyme Race

• ZIp Zap Zop

• Spaghetti