Drama Terms

This term also denotes the division in the performance of a play.

• Ad lib
• Actor
• Act
• Cast

A large drapery of painted canvas that provides the rear or upstage masking of a set.

• Backstage
• Backdrop
• Cove
• Dark

We say the the theatre is ______________ when closed to the public.

• Dark
• Lit
• Cold
• Warm

The complement of actors in a play.

• Actress
• People
• The Crew
• Cast

A position in the auditorium where stage lighting can be placed and hidden from the audience.

• Backstage
• Offstage
• Backdrop
• Cove

They are present in almost play and oppose what the main hero is trying to accomplish.

• Villian
• Adversary
• Antagonist
• Hater

This means to improvise lines.

• Ad lib
• Freestyle
• Make up
• Fade to BLack

The front of the stage closest to the audience.

• Backstage
• Stage Left
• Downstage
• Stage Right

Slow darkening of the stage

• Lights Out
• Fade to Black
• House Lights
• Night Night

The character that generates the main action of the story.

• Antagonist
• Protagonist
• Hero
• Good Guy