He/She is the person in charge with staging a play or musical, who coordinates all onstage aspects of the production, including the performances of the actors.

It refers to the clear, sharp pronunciation of words, especially of consonants.

This is the commonly used short term for the main stage actors’ union (Actors’ Equity Association).

It is an exaggerated facial response to another actor’s words or actions, usually for comic effect.

A theatrical production that fails to draw an audience.

A theater in which the audience is seated on all four sides of a central stage.

An internalized form of acting that uses experiences from an actor’s personal life to help produce onstage emotion.

Gestures, facial expressions, and vocal tricks that a particular actor uses again and again in different roles.

An actor’s ability to sound and/or look like someone else, usually a famous person.

It is the delivering of speech or acting at an audition without having read it beforehand.

The act of presenting emotion as well as using voice so it can be clearly heard even in the back rows of the theater.

The relative progress at which a scene is played.

Preparation and repetition of performance.

Giving a role to an actor that is related and expected of his or her appearance or personality.

A low budget tour of a play or musical, often presented in smaller cities for only a few nights.

An audition open to anyone, regardless of experience

A request that an actor return for an additional audition

A supporting role with pronounced or eccentric characteristics

A mysterious element that creates excitement when two actors appear together