WorksheetsIntro to Theatre Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Act Curtain
An unwritten line made up by an actor.
To make the stage, or other performance space, quickly and completely dark.
The main, or front curtain.
The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.
Ad Lib
An unwritten line made up by an actor.
The section of the stage in front of the act curtain, downstage of the proscenium.
When and where the actors move onstage, as instructed by the director.
Any part of the theatre that the audience does not see.
Amateur
The main, or front curtain.
Someone who works in the theatre for the love of it; a non professional.
Upper part of the seating area which usually projects over the lower part.
Stage action or incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect.
Apron
Upper part of the seating area which usually projects over the lower level.
Any part of the theatre that the audience does not see.
The main, or front curtain.
The section of the stage in front of the act curtain, downstage of the proscenium.
Backstage
Any part of the theatre that the audience does not see.
The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.
The section of the stage in front of the act curtain, downstage of the proscenium.
The main, or front curtain.
Balcony
Any part of the theatre that the audience does not see.
To make the stage, or other performance space, quickly and completely dark.
Upper part of the seating area which usually projects over the lower level.
The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.
Blackout
When and where the actors move onstage, as instructed by the director.
To make the stage, or other performance space, quickly and completely dark.
Any part of the theatre that the audience does not see.
Someone who works in the theatre for the love of it; a non professional.
Blocking
The main, or front curtain.
Stage action or incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect.
The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.
When and where the actors move onstage, as instructed by the director.
Business
Stage action or incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect.
When and where the actors move onstage, as instructed by the director.
The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.
To make the stage, or other performance space, quickly and completely dark.
Call
An unwritten line made up by an actor.
Stage action or incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect.
The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.
