Module 4, Weeks 1 and 2 Vocabulary

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What is a backdrop?

Back

A painted curtain or wall that shows the setting of the scene on a stage.

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What does it mean to be coiled?

Back

When you shape something into loops or rings.

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What does genuine mean?

Back

Something that is real and exactly what it seems to be.

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Who is an actor?

Back

A person who acts in plays, movies, or other performances.

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What does it mean to tame an animal?

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When you teach a wild animal to do what you want.

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What is a performance?

Back

An act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.

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What is an audition?

Back

A trial performance to evaluate a performer’s skills.

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What are pulleys?

Back

Simple machines used to lift or lower objects.

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What is a saga?

Back

A long story of heroic achievement.

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What does it mean to rehearse?

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To practice a play or performance before the actual event.