Theater Vocabulary

An individual playing a character onstage is called an _____

The ​ (a)   ​ is a character working in opposition to the main character

• antagonist
• protagonist

Match the following theater terms:

• stage movement and positioning of the actors onstage

• monologue

• movement such as a shrug or wave that an actor uses as a means of expression

• blocking

• to illuminate from behind, often used to create a special effect

• backlight

• a speech made by one actor onstage

• costume

• clothing worn by an actor onstage to create appearance of a particular character

• gesture

​ (a)   is spoken by the ​ (b)  

• dialogue
• characters
• foreshadowing
• theme

When there are hints about events that might happen in the future

• setting

• foreshadowing

• figurative language

• theme

The __ is the main character of the story

Match more theater terms:

• a special backdrop which can appear both opaque and transparent, depending upon the lighting

• voiceover

• a character written by the playwright

• props

• the dialogue and stage directions of a play

• role

• a narrative heard from a sound effect rather than from the actors on stage

• script

• any object handled by an actor onstage

• scrim

What are the technical elements of a theatrical production, such as lighting and sound called?

• effects

• reversal

• tension

• soliloquy

The ​ (a)   is a part of the theatre space where the actors perform, often elevated from the audience.

• stage
• setting
• plot

Match the following literary terms:

• the main subject or idea of a literary work

• metaphor

• the events in a story

• theme

• a comparison of two things without using like or as

• plot

• when the outcome of a series of events differs from the expected result

• irony

• the overall feeling of a play or story

• mood