Vocabulary by Geovanni Munoz Padilla

4. Ad Lib

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Ad Lib means to create a dialogue just off the top of your head.

2.Ensemble

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Ensemble is a group of actors, dancers, and singers all performing together.

1.Actor

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An actor is someone who interprets a dramatic character.

3.Drama

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Drama is a play for theater, radio, or television.

5.Characters

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Characters are the roles played by the actors in a play.

6.Acting

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The profession or the activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.

7.Articulation

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Clear pronunciation of words.

9.Blocking

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The stage movements that each character makes during the play or scene

10.Break character

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It means when an actor looses their concentration while performing

8. Aside

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An observation or remark made by a character to the audience that is not being heard by the other actors.

11.Act

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Means a division or chapter of a play

12.Cheat

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Means when an actor taces toward the audience while having a conversation with another actor

13.Cue

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An actor's signal for a line, entrance or exit

14.Dialouge

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Means words spoken by actors in a play

15.Cross

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The action of crossing stage.

16.Stage Left

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The left side of the stage from the perspective of the actors.

17.Stage Right

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Is the right side of the stage from the perspective of the actors

18.Cold Reading

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Means when an actor reads from a script for the very first time

19.Off Book

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It is rehearsing without a script and knowing all your lines

20.On Book

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Rehearsing with a script and not knowing your lines

21.(Stage) Buisness

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Means activities that the actors do on stage

22.Entrance

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Entrance means the point where an actor comes in.

23.Exit

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Exit means the point where an actor leaves the stage

24.Director

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Means a person who is in charge of all aspects of a play

25.Dress Reharsal

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A practice performance shortly before actual performance

26.Dry Tech

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A technical rehearsal working all technical elements.Without an actors present

30.Obstacle

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Something that stand on the way of a character getting what they want.

29.Blackout

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When all the stage lights go out simulataneously

27.Motivation

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Means a term for what drives the behavior of a character.

28.Objective

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What the character is trying to achieve

34.Denouement

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Solution to the conflict in a play/the wrapping of events

35.Exposition

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Information about what has happened before the action of the play begins: the set up

31.Audition

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An actor trying out for a role by either performing a short piece of reading from a script in front of an agent

33.Casting

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Means the process of selecting actors for different types roles

32.Call Back

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An invitation to an actor to come back for a second audition

40.Stage Manager

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Means the director's technical liaison backstage during the play

39.Subtext

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Means the underlying meaning or thoughts an actor has that are not explicitly stated during their performance

38.Strike

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Taking everything off the stage after the final performance

36.Warm Up

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Means a physical, mental, or vocal activity that is used to prepare an actor for a performance

37.Understudy

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Means another actor being skilled in another actors part, ready to take over if needed

45.Places

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Means like everyone goes where they are supposed to be

44.One Act

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It is a short play with a beginning, middle and end, it usually has no intermission

43.House Lights

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Are the lights used in the auditorium, they are used before the show, after and during intermission.

42.Holding for laughs

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Means waiting for audience laugther to die down before continuing to play

41.Costumes

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Costumes are the clothing worn by the actors who are performing characters in a show

50.Tableau

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Means stage picture created by actors posing motionless

49.Soliloquy

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Means a speech in which an actor usually alone on stage speaks their inner thoughts

48.Plot

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Plot means what happens in a play, the order of events

47.Anatagonist

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Means the character who provides obstacles to the protagonist's objective in a play

46.Protagonist

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Means the principal character around whom the action revolves

52.Character Analysis

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Means examining a character's traits to inform costume choices

53.Costume Symbolism

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Using costume elementts to convey a deeper meaning for the character or play.

54.Modified Authencity

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Creating a costume that gives the impression of historical accuracy whiteout being an exact replica

51.Costume Plot

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Means a chart that tracks the clothing worn by each actor in each scene

55.Silhoutte

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The outline/shaape of a body (with or without a costume)

56.Rate

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Means how fast or slow one speaks

58.Clarity

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how clear one speaks, Speech is not garbled, mumble, or lazy Inflection/expression

59.Pitch

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Means the actor's vocal range.Performers should experiment with using their full speaking range

57.Projection

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Meaning How soft or loud one speaks

60.Stance

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Performers should stand up straight with weight on both feet.When holfding a script, it should be held slightly above the waist line.

61.The Magic If

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It means asking "How would react if I were in this situation ? to simulate natural personal response.

62.Objectives and Super Objectives

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Defining what the character wants in a scene (objective)and their overreaching goal for the entire play (super objective)

63.Given circumstances

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Throughly understanding the world of the play including the time, location, and previous events/

64.Subtext

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Means the hidden unspoken meaning behind lines which drives the action

65.Physical Actions and Relaxation

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Using specific physical movements to trigger emotional response supported by relaxed focused state.