Theater Vocab G-M

Any action performed with the hands and arms.

• Observation

• Objective

• Gesture

• Interior Monologue

Responsible for leading rehearsals, hiring, actors, and the overall vision of a production.

• Producer
• Makeup Artist
• Prop Master
• Director

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

Proper etiquette when sitting in a theater looks like this:

• slouched down so that your head is barely visible.

• feet up on the seat in front of you.

• criss cross applesauce on the chair.

• Sit up straight, legs on the floor, but not on the seat in front of you.

The character opposing the protagonist.

• Comedy

• Act

• Climax

• Antagonist

Dialogue

• the chapters in a drama/play
• characters in a drama/play
• what the actors say in a drama/play
• tools used to bring a scence

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

The line spoken just before your line, or the signal to enter or perform another action.

• Breaking Character

• Cue

• Compass Direction

• Black Out

Turning point in the action of a play.

• Climax

• Spectacle

• Conflict

• Act

Where in the theater does the audience sit?

• Backstage

• Booth

• Box office

• House

Why do scripts have stage directions?

• To confuse everyone!

• To make the actors hungry.

• To give the audience information.

• To give the actors information.

What is Breaking Character in theater?

• When you break a prop.

• When an actor messes their lines up or makes a mistake.

• When you act your lines out perfectly.

• When you get hungry.