Solana And chloe theatre 4b flashcards
(35 cards)
9 stage positions/areas.
Upstage right, upstage center, upstage left, center right, center, center left, downstage right, downstage center, downstage left.
ACT
A major division of a play.
act
To portray a character on stage.
Ad-lib
To invent additional dialogue not found in the script.
Antagonist
the character or fore opposing the main character in a play
Apron of the stage
On the proscenium stage area in front of the main curtain and audience
Beat
A pause.
Blackout
Light cue- all lights out
Blocking
When and where you move on a stage
Business (Stage)
Activities an actor employs to expand and clarify your character
Call Back
Second part of the audition process where actor returns to continue
Catharsis
the main characters’ purging of emotions
Character
The part in a role or play
Cheat Out
Turning the body towards the audience while conversing
Cold Reading
Presenting written material (such as monologue) that you have never seen for an audition
Convention, Theatrical
The style of a production sometimes contrived by the playwright/director
Counter weight system
Rigging system used to move scenery, lights, stage equipment; cables, and batten
Catwalk
Narrow walkway above the stage/audience to work nights and scenery
Crossover
The upstage space behind the acting area that allows performers to move from one side of the stage to the other without being seen by the audience
Cue
Dialogue, movement, or stage business signaling a performer to techie to perform the next action
Cross
An actor’s movment from one point to another, denoted with an X in the script
Cyc or cyclorama
Large thin drape, usually white, hanging from battens on upstage plane
Dimmer
Device that controls the intensity of lights in a circuit
Denouement
Clarification of the plot;resolution
