Theater Vocabulary

Match the following stage directions.

• Downstage

• Actor's right, audience left

• Center Stage

• Farthest away from audience

• Stage Right

• Actor's left, audience right

• Stage Left

• Closest to audience

• Upstage

• Between left and right and up and down

Label the stage

d

e

f

g

c

b

a

House

Downstage

Apron

Stage Left

Center Stage

Stage Right

Upstage

Put the rehearsal process in order

• Rehearsal

• Casting

• Auditions

• Blocking

• Technical Rehearsal

The first performance of a show is called the ​ (a)   performance, and the final performance is called the ​ (b)   performance

• Opening
• Closing
• Rehearsal
• Technical
• Exciting
• Final
• Primary

Match the following

• Inflection

• Gliding from one pitch level to another. Can change the meaning of words.

• Articulation

• Pieces or sentences of dialogue.

• Characterization

• Putting together all facets of a character to make that person a believable individual

• Lines

• Spoken lines in a skit or play; actual words that the characters say.

• Dialogue

• Process of starting and stopping vowel and consonant sounds.

Reorder the following

• Opening

• Strike

• Technical Rehearsal

• Closing

• Rehearsal

Match the following

• Improvisation

• Make up dialogue and action as you go; usually guided by an idea, theme or topic. Acting without rehearsal.

• Cheat out

• Aiming body out toward the audience when talking to another character

• Pantomime

• Create lines or action spontaneously when necessary

• Gesture

• Acting without talking or sound effects.

• Ad lib

• Movement of a part of the body to communicate an emotion or idea.

​ (a)   is the reason behind a character's individual thoughts and actions, whereas ​the main purpose a character has is their ​ (b)   .

• Motivation
• Objective
• Characterization
• Inflection
• Articulation

Match the following

• Cast

• Actors in a play

• Company

• Actors and crew of a production

• Call Board

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

• Casting

• Place where announcements and notices for actors and crew are posted.

• Crew

• Selecting the actor who will play each role in a show

Select the location of the proscenium.