WorksheetsTheatre Workshop Vocabulary
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
A short narrative (STORY) that includes a specific RELATIONSHIP, SETTING, and CONFLICT. Often within a larger work
SCRIPT
LINES
PANTOMIME
SCENE
To communicate OBJECTS and ACTIONS by MOVEMENTS and GESTURES.
SCRIPT
LINES
PANTOMIME
SCENE
The TEXT of a play or movie/show which gives actors LINES to speak; it may also include notes about CHARACTERS, expression, and SETTING
SCRIPT
LINES
PANTOMIME
SCENE
The WORDS /sentences an actor SPEAK
SCRIPT
LINES
PANTOMIME
SCENE
The specific way that characters are CONNECTED to each other
SETTING
CONFLICT
OBJECTIVE
RELATIONSHIP
WHERE and WHEN a scene takes place
SETTING
CONFLICT
OBJECTIVE
RELATIONSHIP
The PROBLEM in the scene, often caused by CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES
SETTING
CONFLICT
OBJECTIVE
RELATIONSHIP
What is an open (CONTENTLESS) scene?
A scene that has only dialogue, but no context.
A scene that is performed outside
A scene with a minimalist set
A scene that involves audience participation
Universal LABELS that help actors and directors quickly identify different parts of the STAGE.
Blocking Notes
Stage Directions
Actor Labels
Stage Labels
large pieces (furniture, objects, walls, etc.) used to help the audience see the
scene’s SETTING
Blocking
Platforms or risers
Set or Scenery
Design choices
the specific ACTION or METHOD a character uses. Examples may include: tone of voice, gestures, facial expressions, or type of movement.
TACTIC
OBJECTIVE
SETTING
LEVEL
surfaces at different HEIGHTS for actors to stand/sit/lie/crouch/kneel on.
Levels
Risers
Blocks
Tables
Where your character MOVES during the scene
Stage Directions
Motivation
Levels
Blocking
When we say "stage left" or "stage right", whose left or right do me mean?
The actors' left/right
The audience's left/right
The director's left/right
We never say that.
What does "X USR" mean?
Don't move upstage right.
Cross upstage left.
Exit upstage left
Cross upstage right.
Sets with multiple leves look more (a) and give actors more (b) for movement.
(a) levels should be closer to the audience; (b) levles should be farther away from the audience.
We take (a) in our (b) so we don't forget our movement choices. We take blocking notes in (c) in case we change our minds.
You can also write actions that you will do in your blocking notes to remember to do your (a) and (b) .
Choose the correct stage labels from the drop down menus below.
(a) | (b) | |
|---|---|---|
(c) | (d) | |
(e) | ||
This is the Audience | ||
Choose the correct stage labels from the drop down menus below.
(a) | ||
|---|---|---|
(b) | ||
(c) | (d) | |
Audience | ||
