Vocab Review- Intro to theatre

Define: Blocking

• Standing in front of another actor on stage.

• A plan for how you will say your lines.

• A movement plan for performance

• Keeping the audience from seeing another actor

Define: Cheat

• Looking at someone else's script.

• To stage a scene or performance in an unnatural way in order to convey meaning to the audience.

• Hiding a script on stage in case you forget your lines.

• Staging a scene in a way that is more open than real life in order to make it easier for the audience to see.

Define: Backstage

• The area of the stage where the audience can't see.

• Behind the set

• Where the actors change their costumes.

• Where the audience sits

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Define: Up Stage

• The area of stage closest to the audience

• The area of stage above the stage floor

• The area of stage farthest from the audience.

• The upstairs areas of a theatre.

Define: Down Stage

• The area of stage closest to the audience

• The area of stage above the stage floor

• The area of stage farthest from the audience.

• The upstairs areas of a theatre.

Define: Open

• To start a play or scene

• Facing away from the audience

• Facing the audience

Define: Closed

• To end a play or scene

• Facing away from the audience

• Facing the audience

Define: Cover

• To hide a mistake from the audince

• To stand in front of another actor, blocking them from the view of the audience.

• To close a lid on stage

• To stand behind a set piece in order to be safe during an action scene.

Define: Cross (as it applies to theatre)

• A religious icon

• To stand in front of another actor, hiding them from the audience view

• To be more open than you would in real life.

• When an actor walks on stage from one location to another.

Define: Fourth Wall

• The final wall that completes a set build.

• The invisible line between the actors and the audience.

• The movement plan on stage

• An invisible break between on stage and off stage.