Theatre Vocab 1

What is an ad lib?

• The BOSS of the play

• Actors of the play

• Creating lines or action spontaneously when necessary

• to clear from the stage completely; take down and store away when the run of the play has ended.

What does 'audible' mean?

• able to be heard

• Planned movement around the stage

• Written copy of the play

• Backstage lounge or waiting room for actors

What is "batten"

• Backstage lounge or waiting room for the actors.

• Piece of wood or pipe from which lights, scenery and curtains hang.

• Written copy of the play.

• Planned movement on stage.

What is 'Blocking'?

• Planned movement on stage.

• Create lines or action spontaneously when necessary.

• The audience, place where the audience sits.

• Group of workers who handle a specific aspect of a production.

What does 'cast' mean?

• Able to be heard

• person who finds financial investors and sets a budget for the

  production

• Actors and crew of a production.

• Actors in a play.

What does 'Characterization' mean?

• Putting together all facets of a character to make that person a believable individual who can be portrayed.

• Costumes

• Final rehearsal before the show opens with full costumes, makeup, lights, sound, props, etc.

• Create lines or action spontaneously when necessary.

What does 'crew' mean?

• the BOSS of the play

• actors and crew of a production

• group of workers who handle a specific aspect of a production.

• The audience, place where audience sits.

What does the 'director' mean?

• The BOSS of the play.

• Actors in the play.

• Group of workers who handle a specific aspect of a production.

• Person who finds financial investors and sets a budget for the production.

What does 'dress rehearsal' mean?

• Repeated or additional performance at the end of the play.

• Final rehearsal before the show opens with full costumes, makeup, lights, sound, props, etc.

• Rehearsal for lights, scenery, sound, and any other tech elements.

• Planned movement on stage.

What does 'encore' mean?

• Short break between the acts of a play or parts of a performance.

• Repeated or additional performance at the end of the play.

• To clear from the stage completely; take down and store away when the run of the play has ended.

• Backstage area on either side of the stage.