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ad-lib
to improvise stage business or conversation
at rise
who and what are onstage when the curtain opens
back or backstage
the area behind the set or that part of the state that is not visible to the audience including dressing rooms, sops and offices
bit part
an acting role with very few lines a piece of stage business in one scene backing yourself getting behind furniture or other actors so that you cannot be seen by the audience
building a scene
using dramatic devices, such as increased tempo, volume, and emphasis to bring a scene to a climate
business
any specific action (other than changing location) performed on the stage, such as picking up a book or turning on a television set
countercross
a movement in a direction opposite to a cross to balance the stage picture
cover
to obstruct the view of the audience; use of ab-lib to cover an unexpected unwanted event during a performance
cue
the last, action, or technical effect that immediately precedes any line or business; a stage signal
curtain
the curtain or drapery that shuts off the stage from the audience when written in all capital letters in a script, it indicates that the curtain is to be closed
cut. to stop action
to omit
cut in
to break into the speech of another character
down or downstage
the part of the stages toward the audience
dressing the stage
as a technical term placing furnishings, picture, and similar items to complete and balance a set; keeping the stage picture balanced during the action
enter
to move onto the stage
feeding
giving lines of action in such a way that another actor can make a point or got a laugh
foil
an acting role that is used for personality comparison, usually with the main character
hand props
items (properties) such as tools, weapons, or luggage carried onstage by an individual player
hit
to emphasize a word or line with extra force
holding for laughs
waiting the audience to quiet down after a funny line or scene
leading center
the body part or feature used to reflect a character’s major personality trait
left and right
terms used to refer to the stage from an actor’s point of view, not from that of the audience
master gesture
a distinctive action that serves as a clue to a characters personallity
milk
to draw the maximum response from the audience from comic lines or action
off or offstage
off the visible stage
on or onstage
on the visible stage
overlap
to speak when someone else is speaking
pace
the movement or sweep of the play as it progresses
personal props
small props that are usually carried in an actors costume, such as money, matches a pipe or a pen
places
the stage command for actors to take their positions at the opening of an act or scene
plot
to plan stage business, as to plot the action; to plan a speech by working out the phrasing, emphasis, and inflections
pointing lines
emphasizing an idea
principals
the main characters in a play or the named characters in a musical
properties or props
all the stage furnishings, including furniture and those items brought onstage by the actors
ring up
to raise the curtain
role scoring
the analysis of a character
script scoring/scripting
the making of a script for one character, indicating interpretation, pauses, phrasing, stress and so on
set
the scenery for an act or a scene
set props
properties placed onstage the use of actors
sides
half sheet pages of a script that contain the lines, cues, and business for one character
stealing a scene
attracting attentions from the person to whom the audiences interest legitimately belongs
subtext
the unstated or between the lines meaning that an actor must draw from the script
tag line
the last speech in an act or freedom to more over the entire stage area, usually during a lengthy speech
tempo
the speech of when the action of a play moves along
timing
the execution of a line or a piece of business of a specific movement to achieve the most telling effect
top
to make a line stronger than the line or lines preceding in by speaking at a higher pitch, faster rate or with greater volume and emphasis
up or upstage
the area toward the rear of the stage- away from the audience
upstaging
improperly taking attention from an actor who should be the focus of interest
walk on
a small acting part that has no lines
warn cue
notification of an incoming action or cue, usually indicated in the prompt book