Terminology for Studying Theatre
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la pièce (de théâtre)
the play
le dramaturge
the playwright or author
le metteur en scène
the director, the one who stages the play
l'intrigue
the plot
la représentation
the performance
la répétition
the rehearsal
les personnages
the characters
les comédiens
the actors in a play (even in a tragic play)
jouer un rôle, faire du théâtre
to act or perform in a play
la scène
the stage
la mise en scène
the staging, the setting
le décor
the scenery
les indications scéniques
the stage directions (also known as les didascalies)
le lecteur
the reader (singular in French)
le spectateur
the audience (the term in singular is typically used in studies)
le public
the audience
le nœud de l’action
the climax of the action
les péripéties
the unexpected events that occur in the action
le dénouement
the resolution of the action
le quiproquo
a misunderstanding; characters talk but do not understand each other
les répliques
the lines of dialogue
acte
act (I, II, III, etc.)
scène
scene (1, 2, 3, etc.)
hors scène
off-stage
les coulisses
the wings; backstage
l'objet théatral
the theatrical objects (props)
les gestes
the gestures
le mouvement
the movement
les costumes
the costumes
le maquillage
the makeup
l’éclairage
the lighting
les effets de lumière
the lighting effects
l’espace scénique
the stage space
le dialogue
the dialogue
le monologue
the monologue (character is 'alone' on stage)
la tirade
a long speech; other characters are present
à part
aside; a character speaks directly to the audience or another character
les éléments sonores
the sound elements
la musique
the music
la voix-off
the off-stage voice
les bruits
the noises
le ton
the tone (of voice, of music)
le silence
the silence
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