My dazzling padlet by Bella Aguillon

2. Ensemble

yaretzic11754 — 2025-09-05 15:50:40 UTC

An ensemble is a group of people such as dancers, actors, etc in a production.

1. Actor

bellaa310062 — 2025-09-05 15:51:01 UTC

An actor is one who interprets a dramatic character

4. Ad Lib

lisetter11196 — 2025-09-05 15:51:18 UTC

to improvise especially lines or a speech

5. Characters

bellaa310062 — 2025-09-05 15:53:21 UTC

The personalities or parts that actors become in a play; roles played by actors in a play

3. Drama

marianaf12158 — 2025-09-05 15:53:53 UTC

Drama- is a type of storytelling usually performed on stage or screen where you can express your emotions and deal with conflicts in their lives.

6. Acting

marianaf12158 — 2025-09-10 15:44:46 UTC

Acting is when someone pretends to be another person using their voice body language and emotions to bring a character

9. Blocking

yaretzic11754 — 2025-09-10 15:45:43 UTC

Blocking is the rough draft of how a scene would go via actions.

7. Articulation

bellaa310062 — 2025-09-10 15:45:52 UTC

to be able to pronounce each word loudly and clear

10. Breaking character

marianaf12158 — 2025-09-10 15:46:52 UTC

Breaking character is when an actor accidentally stops acting as their role and acts like themselves

8. Aside

lisetter11196 — 2025-09-10 15:48:35 UTC

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

13. Cue

marianaf12158 — 2025-09-17 15:43:15 UTC

A Cue in drama is any signal that prompts an actor to do something during a performance or rehearsal.

12. Cheat (out)

bellaa310062 — 2025-09-17 15:45:49 UTC

when an actor plays/faces towards the audience while conversing with another character.

14. Dialogue

bellaa310062 — 2025-09-17 15:47:20 UTC

The words spoken by actors during a play

15. Cross

2025-09-17 15:50:04 UTC

The action of crossing the stage

11. Act (noun)

yaretzic11754 — 2025-09-17 15:51:55 UTC

A part of a play; a division/chapter.

17. Stage Right

yaretzic11754 — 2025-09-24 15:41:49 UTC

The right side of the stage in the perspective of the actor(s).

16. Stage left

bellaa310062 — 2025-09-24 15:42:35 UTC

The left side of the stage from the actors perspective

18. Cold reading

lisetter11196 — 2025-09-24 15:44:46 UTC

When the actor reads from a script for the very first time

20. On book

yaretzic11754 — 2025-09-24 15:46:41 UTC

Practicing with your script. (not knowing lines)

19. off book

bellaa310062 — 2025-09-24 15:47:46 UTC

Rehearsing without a script (having your lines memorized)

23. Exit

marianaf12158 — 2025-10-01 15:37:39 UTC

When a character leaves the stage during a play.

24. Director

lisetter11196 — 2025-10-01 15:38:41 UTC

a person who is in charge of an activity, department, or organization.

22. Entrance

bellaa310062 — 2025-10-01 15:39:30 UTC

Moment or place in the script when an actor comes on stage.

25. Dress Rehearsal

marianaf12158 — 2025-10-01 15:39:53 UTC

A dress rehearsal is the last complete practice of a play, with costumes and all technical elements, just like the real show.

21. (Stage) Business

marianaf12158 — 2025-10-01 15:42:19 UTC

In a drama class the term stage business or simply business refers to the small actions or activities that actors perform on stage to make their characters

26. Dry Tech

yaretzic11754 — 2025-10-10 15:40:27 UTC

A rehearsal without it's actors, it mainly surrounds technical things such as light cues or scenic changes.

28. Objective

lisetter11196 — 2025-10-10 15:44:52 UTC

The objective is a goal that a character wants to achieve

27. Motivation

bellaa310062 — 2025-10-10 15:45:12 UTC

Motivation is what drives a character to say what he says and to do what he does

29. Blackout

marianaf12158 — 2025-10-10 15:47:10 UTC

To darken a stage suddenly, enhancing the effect of stage action and permitting a swift change of scenery.

30. obstacle

marianaf12158 — 2025-10-10 15:50:52 UTC

External obstacles include: good staging, props, weather, costume. Internal obstacles can include: stage of being, character elements, past life, time, relationship.

31. Audition

bellaa310062 — 2025-10-15 15:58:59 UTC

When a actor tries for a role by either preforming a short piece or reading from a script in front of her director or casting agent

32. Callback

yaretzic11754 — 2025-10-15 15:59:37 UTC

When an actor performs a bit from a theatrical performance/reading in front of the director

33. Casting

marianaf12158 — 2025-10-15 16:00:21 UTC

Selecting which actors will play characters/roles

35. Exposition

lisetter11196 — 2025-10-15 16:01:46 UTC

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

34. Denouement

bellaa310062 — 2025-10-15 16:03:47 UTC

The solution to the conflict in a play/ wrapping up of events

40. Stage Manager

lisetter11196 — 2025-10-22 15:37:12 UTC

person who runs rehearsals and live performances, serving as the communication hub for a theater production.

36. Warm up

bellaa310062 — 2025-10-22 15:37:19 UTC

A physical, mental , or vocal activity used to prepare an actor for a performance

37. Understudy

marianaf12158 — 2025-10-22 15:38:10 UTC

An actor who is versed( skilled) in another actor part ready to step in if needed

38. Strike

marianaf12158 — 2025-10-22 15:41:03 UTC

Taking everything off the stage after the final performance

39. Subtext

yaretzic11754 — 2025-10-22 15:42:58 UTC

Underlining the meaning/thoughts an actor that aren't explicitly said within the script/dialogue.

42. Holding for Laughs

yaretzic11754 — 2025-10-29 15:39:28 UTC

Waiting for the audience to quiet down before continuing with your part in a theatrical production

41. costumes

marianaf12158 — 2025-10-29 15:40:27 UTC

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

43. House Lights

bellaa310062 — 2025-10-29 15:40:45 UTC

The actual normal lights in a room

44. One act

lisetter11196 — 2025-10-29 15:42:26 UTC

A short play with a beginning, middle and end- usually has no intermission

45. Places

bellaa310062 — 2025-10-29 15:42:32 UTC

where you'r supposed to be, their position before a play or scene begins

46. Protagonist

bellaa310062 — 2025-11-03 19:31:54 UTC

The principal character around whom the action revolvers, the main character

47. Antagonist

marianaf12158 — 2025-11-03 19:33:05 UTC

The character who provides obstacles to the protagonists objective in a play

48. plot

marianaf12158 — 2025-11-03 19:33:42 UTC

What happens in a play; the order of the events; the story as opposed to the theme; what happens rather than what it means

50. Tableau

bellaa310062 — 2025-11-03 19:34:03 UTC

Stage picture created by the actors posing motionless. A freeze. A living picture.

49. Soliloquy

marianaf12158 — 2025-11-03 19:35:50 UTC

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.

52. Character analysis

bellaa310062 — 2025-11-12 17:18:55 UTC

Examining a character's trait to inform costume choices.

53. Symbolism (for costuming)

yaretzic11754 — 2025-11-12 17:20:18 UTC

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

51. costume plot

bellaa310062 — 2025-11-12 17:21:48 UTC

A chart that tracks the clothing worn by each actor in each scene.

55. Sihouette

yaretzic11754 — 2025-11-12 17:25:32 UTC

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

54. Modified Authenticity

bellaa310062 — 2025-11-12 17:28:46 UTC

Creating a costume that gives the impression of historical accuracy without being an exact replica

57. Projection

yaretzic11754 — 2025-12-03 16:40:20 UTC

The tone of how someone speaks (loud, soft, etc), there is also a difference between yelling and a stage voice.

58. clarity

bellaa310062 — 2025-12-03 16:41:25 UTC

How clear one speaks, not mumbled, easy to hear and understand.

59. Pitch

2025-12-03 16:42:38 UTC

the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

56. Rate

yaretzic11754 — 2025-12-03 16:43:44 UTC

The pace of how someone talks (fast, slow)

60. Stance

marianaf12158 — 2025-12-03 16:47:11 UTC

performers should stand up straight with weight on both feet. when holding a script, it should be held sightly above the waist line.

61. The magic if

marianaf12158 — 2026-02-04 16:55:06 UTC

Asking how would i recent if were in this situation to stimulate natural personal responses.

62. objectives and super objective

marianaf12158 — 2026-02-04 16:56:50 UTC

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

63. Given circumstances

marianaf12158 — 2026-02-04 16:58:17 UTC

Thoroughly understanding the world of the play including the time location and previous events

64. Subtext

marianaf12158 — 2026-02-04 16:59:04 UTC

the hidden unspoken meaning behind lines which drives the action

65. physical action and relaxation

marianaf12158 — 2026-02-04 17:01:04 UTC

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