Basic Theatre Terms

What is the light biege color in the middle highlighting?

• Skene

• Proskenium

• Paraskenia

• Parados

• Orchestra

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the orange highlight?

• Thymele

• Prohedria

• Diazomata

• Kerkides/Cunei

• Theatron

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What is the purple at the top highlighting?

• Thymele

• Prohedria

• Diazomata

• Kerkides/Cunei

• Theatron

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What is the light green to the left highlighting?

• Thymele

• Prohedria

• Diazomata

• Kerkides/Cunei

• Theatron

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What is the dark blue on the right highlighting?

• Thymele

• Prohedria

• Diazomata

• Kerkides/Cunei

• Theatron

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

to act out a story or situation with movement only, without any spoken dialogue  

• pantomime

• plot

• props

• role

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does it mean to slate?

• Walk in a circle around the stage

• run across the stage and slide until you fall

• bow at the end of an audition and say scene

• introduce yourself with name and what you are reading and who you are reading for before an audition

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

to ad-lib or invent dialogue not in the script  

• improvisation

• makeup

• mimicry

• monologue

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is acting(long speech) done by one person called, ?

• Duet

• Monotone

• Monologue

• Solo Acting

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is Downstage?

• The part of the stage nearest the audience

• The part of the stage farthest from the audience

• The part of the stage left of the audience

• The area of the stage left of the actor