A pre-production process that involves choosing actors to fill the roles in a particular play

A performer on stage, in movies or television

The person who decides what the performers will wear

Everything the audience hears, such as sound effects, music, props that generate noise and similar components

A short performance given by an actor so that a director can decide if they are good enough to be in a play

Creating the visual appearance of the actors and the visual world of a play or musical.

A detailed explanation of the overall visual/audio experience of a production

No longer needing the script to rehearse

To illuminate the performers, sets and props so the audience can clearly see everything they're meant to see onstage

The exact positioning of actors on a stage during a performance

A movement or gesture used by an actor to create an effect

Instructions in the script of a play that tell actors how to enter, where to stand, when to move

When actors use a form of shorthand to indicate and remember where, when, how, and with whom they are to navigate their character

How the director envisions the play

Reaction to a performance that explores both the strengths and weaknesses with the intention of improvement

Comments on the performance

A run in real time, with all elements of the production, with only essential stops in cases where adjustments need to be made

A rehearsal, as of a dramatic or musical work or section, straight through from beginning to end

A full rehearsal in costume and with stage properties shortly before the first performance

The first performance of a theatrical attraction

The stage is cleared immediately following the final performance

The last day of a show