to obstruct the view of the audience; use of ad lib to cover an unexpected, unwanted event during a performance

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items such as tools, weapons, or luggage, carried on stage by an individual actor

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using dramatic devices, such as increased tempo, volume, and emphasis to bring a scene to a climax

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the last words, action, or technical effect that immediately precedes any line or business; a stage signal

(a)  

To improvise stage business or conversation

(a)  

to plan stage business, as to plot the action; to plan a speech by working out the phrasing, emphasis, and inflections

(a)  

the movement of an actor from one location on the stage to another

(a)  

half-sheet pages of a script that contain the lines, cures, and business for one character

(a)  

Who and what are on stage when the curtain opens

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getting behind furniture or other actors so that you cannot be seen by the audience

(a)  

the unstated or "between the lines" meaning that an actor must draw from a script

(a)  

waiting for the audience to quiet down after a funny line or scene

(a)  

the analysis of a character

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to draw the maximum response from the audience from comic lines or actions

(a)  

an acting role with very few lines

(a)  

a distinctive action that serves as a clue to a character's personality

(a)  

giving an actor the freedom to move over the entire stage area

(a)  

the movement or sweep of the play as it progresses

(a)  

attracting attention form the person to whom the audience's interest legitimately belongs

(a)  

the stage command for actors to take their positions at the opening of an act or scene

(a)  

all the stage furnishings, including furniture and those items brought onstage by the actors

(a)  

a movement in a direction opposite to a cross to balance the stage picture

(a)  

improperly taking attention from an actor who should be the focus of interest

(a)  

properties placed onstage for the use of the actors

(a)