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WorksheetsVocab Review- Intro to theatre
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Define: Blocking
Standing in front of another actor on stage.
A plan for how you will say your lines.
A movement plan for performance
Keeping the audience from seeing another actor
Define: Cheat
Looking at someone else's script.
To stage a scene or performance in an unnatural way in order to convey meaning to the audience.
Hiding a script on stage in case you forget your lines.
Staging a scene in a way that is more open than real life in order to make it easier for the audience to see.
Define: Backstage
The area of the stage where the audience can't see.
Behind the set
Where the actors change their costumes.
Where the audience sits
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Define: Up Stage
The area of stage closest to the audience
The area of stage above the stage floor
The area of stage farthest from the audience.
The upstairs areas of a theatre.
Define: Down Stage
The area of stage closest to the audience
The area of stage above the stage floor
The area of stage farthest from the audience.
The upstairs areas of a theatre.
Define: Open
To start a play or scene
Facing away from the audience
Facing the audience
Define: Closed
To end a play or scene
Facing away from the audience
Facing the audience
Define: Cover
To hide a mistake from the audince
To stand in front of another actor, blocking them from the view of the audience.
To close a lid on stage
To stand behind a set piece in order to be safe during an action scene.
Define: Cross (as it applies to theatre)
A religious icon
To stand in front of another actor, hiding them from the audience view
To be more open than you would in real life.
When an actor walks on stage from one location to another.
Define: Fourth Wall
The final wall that completes a set build.
The invisible line between the actors and the audience.
The movement plan on stage
An invisible break between on stage and off stage.
Define: Improv Comedy
Being funny on stage
A style of theatre with no rehearsal.
Stand Up Comedy
A style of theatre with no rules
Define: Run Through
A full rehearsal of a piece, done without stopping
A full rehearsal of a piece, done as quickly as possible
A rehearsal with starts and stops
a rehearsal
Define: Stage Right
The right side of the stage
The actor's right when facing the audience
The right side of the stage from the audeince's point of view
The director's right hand when facing the stage.
Define: Stage Left
The left side of the stage
The actor's left when facing the audience
The left side of the stage from the audience's point of view
The director's left side when facing the stage.
