Theatre Vocab (Nov 16-20)

To AUDITION is

• To try out for a role in a play

• To read a script

• to rehearse with other actors

CAST is

• to select actors for a play, also a group of people who have roles in a production

• to try out for a role in a play

• to read through the script

COLLABORATE is

• To insist on getting your own way

• To select actors for a play

• The work of many people toward a common goal; work done by many people

READ-THROUGH REHEARSAL is

• The actors shape the movement of the play scene-by-scene

• The cast sits and reads the script and analyzes relationships, themes, etc.

• Final rehearsal before the show opens with full costumes, make-up, lights, sound, and other technical cues

BLOCKING REHEARSAL is

• The cast sits and reads the script and analyzes relationships, themes, etc.

• Rehearsal for perfecting lights, scenery, sound, and other technical elements

• The actors shape the movement of the play scene-by-scene under the guidance of the director.

DRESS REHEARSAL is

• Final rehearsal before the show opens with full costumes, make-up, lights, sound, and other technical cues.

• Rehearsal for perfecting lights, scenery, sound, and other technical elements.

• The actors shape the movement of the play scene-by-scene under the guidance of the director.

TECH REHEARSAL is

• The cast sits and reads the script and analyzes relationships, themes, etc.

• Rehearsal for perfecting lights, scenery, sound, and other technical elements.

• The actors shape the movement of the play scene-by-scene under the guidance of the director.

A PROMPTER is

• To try out for a role in a play

• A person situated offstage who supplies missed lines during the performance

• A person who throws tennis balls at your head when it's your turn to say your line