3Q ENGLISH - TECHNICAL WORDS USED IN DRAMA AND THEATER

Question 1

The backstage technical crew responsible for running the show.

Answer 1

stage crew

Question 2

Specific in-depth knowledge and literary resources to a director

Answer 2

dramaturgy

Question 3

A rehearsal moving from start to finish without stopping for corrections or notes

Answer 3

run-through

Question 4

Coverings worn over the face or part of the face of an actor to emphasize or neutralize facial characteristics

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masks

Question 5

Actions or remarks whose significance is not realized by all the characters

Answer 5

dramatic irony

Question 6

the frame for stage as defined by the boundaries of the stage beyond which a viewer cannot see

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proscenium arch

Question 7

Almost anything brought to life by human hands to create a performance

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puppetry

Question 8

To change from one lighting/sound cue to another with no blackouts/silence in between

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crossfade

Question 9

Recorded speech played during a drama

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voiceover

Question 10

A comedy with exaggerated characterizations

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face

Question 11

Stairs

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treads

Question 12

The particular literary structure and style in which plays are written

Answer 12

dramatic structure

Question 13

The area where actors perform

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stage

Question 14

The art and technique of bringing the elements of theater together to make a play

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directing

Question 15

Acting out an event in the past

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flashback

Question 16

Acting without words through facial expression, gesture, and movement

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pantomime

Question 17

Specific person in a drama

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character

Question 18

Canvas cloth which covers the back of the stage, can be painted

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backcloth

Question 19

An incident art form based on pantornime in which conventionalized gestures are used to express ideas rather than

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mime

Question 20

Wooden frames, joined together and covered with canvas, which can be painted

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flats

Question 21

The tempo of an entire theatrical performance

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pacing

Question 22

Reading of a script done by actors who have not previously reviewed the play

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cold reading

Question 23

The orientation of the actor to the audience

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position

Question 24

Frames into which a door is built

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door flat

Question 25

Area above the stage from where scenery/actors are flown in on pulleys

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flies

Question 26

The height of an actor’s head actor as determined by his/her body position

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level

Question 27

A remark to the audience only

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aside

Question 28

Left-hand side of the stage where prompter and stage manager s during a performance

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prompt side

Question 29

A conversation between two or more characters

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dialogue

Question 30

The acting area is not lit

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blackout

Question 31

What the audience sees of the stage from where they are sitting

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sight lines

Question 32

Deciding where and when actors will move on stage

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blooking

Question 33

Audience seated on two sides of the acting area

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avenue

Question 34

Clothes worn by actors for their character

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Costume

Question 35

Audience seated at one end, acting area at the other

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end on

Question 36

A long speech by a single character

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monologue

Question 37

The placement and delivery of volume, clarity, and distinctness of voice

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projection

Question 38

To come on stage

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enter

Question 39

Cosmetics and sometimes hairstyles that an actor wears on stage

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makeup

Question 40

A signal, either verbal or physical, that indicates something else

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cue

Question 41

Established characters who are immediately recognizable by an audience

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stock characters

Question 42

Final rehearsal of a drama with all the theater arts

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dress rehearsal

Question 43

Short for properties-objects used by an actor

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props

Question 44

Speaking, moving, or pausing at exactly the right moment

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timing

Question 45

The view of the stage for the audience

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proscenium

Question 46

The area for the audience, generally filled with seats

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auditorium

Question 47

A group of theatrical artists working together to create a theatrical production

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ensemble

Question 48

Acting out a future or imagined event

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flashforward

Question 49

To leave the acting area

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exit

Question 50

The back wall of the stage which can be painted or lit

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cyclorama

Question 51

Non-acting area behind the stage

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backstage

Question 52

Short for properties-objects used by an actor

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props

Question 53

A single lengthy speech, made when no other characters are on stage

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soliloquy

Question 54

The director’s liaison backstage and is responsible for the running of each performance

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stage manager

Question 55

Door in a floor

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trapdoor

Question 56

A spontaneous style of theater through which scenes are created without advance rehearsal or a script

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improvisation

Question 57

The stress on a word or phrase

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emphasis

Question 58

The written text of a play

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script

Question 59

People watching a drama

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audience

Question 60

Blocks or platforms used to create levels

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rostrum

Question 61

A stage picture, held without movement

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tableau

Question 62

Highness or lowness of voice

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pitch

Question 63

The creative process of developing and executing aesthetic or functional designs in a production

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design

Question 64

Attitude or position of the body

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stance

Question 65

An item placed on set, usually part of it e.g., a lamp, clock, picture

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set prop