English Part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

The area where actors perform

A

Stage

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2
Q

Non-acting area behind the stage

A

Backstage

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3
Q

The backwall of the stage which can be painted or in

A

Cyclorama

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4
Q

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

A

Flies

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5
Q

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

A

Prompt side

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6
Q

Short for properties-objects used by an actor

A

Props

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7
Q

Audience follows the action on foot, moving from one location to another

A

Promenade

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8
Q

To come on stage

A

Enter

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9
Q

A remark to the audience only

A

aside

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10
Q

Blocks or platform used to create levels

A

rostrum

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11
Q

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

A

Set prop

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12
Q

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

A

Sight lines

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13
Q

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

A

Soliloquy

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14
Q

Atitude or position of the body

A

Stance

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15
Q

A stage picture held without movement

A

Tableau

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16
Q

Speaking, moving or pausing at exactly the right moment

A

Timing

17
Q

Door in the floor

A

Trapdoor

18
Q

Stairs

A

Treads

19
Q

recorded speech played during a drama

A

Voiceover

20
Q

People watching drama

A

Audience

21
Q

The area for the audience, generally filled with sits

A

Auditorium