Intro To Theatre Vocabulary Part II

Comedy

• A serious play.

• The last rehearsal before the audience sees the show.

• Group of players acting together without anyone playing a lead role.

• A funny play; one during which the audience is expected to laugh.

Cover

• To try and hide a mistake.

• A signal for something to happen or the line/business on which something happens.

• At the end of the show when the actors reappear, bow, and receive applause.

• To direct an audience's attention.

Cross

• To eliminate from a script or show.

• A signal for something to happen or the line/business on which something happens.

• To move from one place to another on stage. Often written as "X" (e.g. Bob X DSL).

• To try and hide a mistake.

Cue

• To move from one place to another on stage. Often written as "X" (e.g. Bob X DSL).

• A signal for something to happen or the line/business on which something happens.

• At the end of the show when the actors reappear, bow, and receive applause.

• To eliminate from a script or show.

Curtain Call

• A funny play; one during which the audience is expected to laugh.

• At the end of the show when the actors reappear, bow, and receive applause.

• A serious play.

• The last rehearsal before the audience sees the show.

Cut

• To try and hide a mistake.

• To move from one place to another on stage. Often written as "X" (e.g. Bob X DSL).

• To direct an audience's attention.

• To eliminate from a script or show.

Drama

• A funny play; one during which the audience is expected to laugh.

• A serious play.

• The last rehearsal before the audience sees the show.

• Group of players together without anyone playing a lead role.

Dress Rehearsal

• To direct an audience's attention.

• A serious play.

• The last rehearsal before the audience sees the show.

• A funny play; one during which the audience is expected to laugh.

Ensemble

• To direct an audience's attention.

• At the end of the show when the actors reappear, bow, and receive applause.

• To try and hide a mistake.

• Group of players acting together without anyone playing a lead role.

Focus

• To direct an audience's attention.

• To eliminate from a script or show.

• Group of players acting together without anyone playing a lead role.

• A signal for something to happen or the line/business on which something happens.