Front | Back |
Arena stage |
The audience is on all four side of the stage
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Aside
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When the actor speaks to the audience and the rest of the actors on stage pretend not to hear.
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Bit part
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A part with very few speaking lines. A small part in the play
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Blocking
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The instructions the director gives during rehearsal about where to stand, when to enter, and how to say the line.
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Center stage
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The middle of the stage
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Chorus
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The men who sang the story to the audience.
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Cold reading
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An audition in which the actor uses a script that he or she has never read before.
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Cross
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To move across the stage.
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Cue
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The dialogue, movement, sound effect, or silence that lets the actor know it is his/her time to do (or say) something.
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Dialogue
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The lines an actor says in a play. A conversation between two actors.
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Director
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The person in charge.
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Down stage
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The area of the stage closest to the audience.
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Drama
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To do or act.
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Effective voice
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Bodily relaxation
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Ensemble
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When no one actor is more important that anyone else in the cast.
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