Basic Theatre Terms

 disagreement between characters or ideas in a play  

• conflict
• costumes
• dialogue
• improvisation

clothing worn onstage to give information about a character, such as where the story takes place, when it takes place, social status, etc.  

• costumes
• dialogue
• improvisation
• makeup

The conversation between two or more characters onstage  

• dialogue
• improvisation
• makeup
• mimicry

to ad-lib or invent dialogue not in the script  

• improvisation
• makeup
• mimicry
• monologue

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.6.6

cosmetics applied to the actor’s face and body that helps create the image of who the character is  

• makeup
• mimicry
• monologue
• music

the act or practice of imitating another person or action  

• mimicry
• monologue
• music
• pantomime

 a dramatic presentation made by one person, also called a soliloquy   MUSIC— an element of production that often helps create a mood, add suspense, etc.  

• monologue
• music
• pantomime
• plot

to act out a story or situation with movement only, without any spoken dialogue  

• pantomime
• plot
• props
• role

the storyline of a play developed through the unfolding of a series of events  

• plot
• props
• role
• scenery

all articles, except costumes or scenery, used as part of a dramatic production (e.g., pan, suitcase, stuffed animal)  

• props
• role
• scenery
• script