Vocabulary

Comedy

________: a type of drama that attempts to amuse.

Audition

________: a try- out for a play.

Director

________: in charge of the overall unity of the production.

Tragedy

________: a type of drama that ends unhappily.

Backstage

________: the area behind the curtain.

Lip

________ /apron: the area in front of the curtain.

Theater

________: an area for presentations.

Improvisation

________: an unrehearsed style of theatre.

Literature

________: printed matter, novel or play.

Borders

________: curtains that mask the light.

Wings

________: an area offstage of the acting area.

Props

________: objects held by the actors.

Plot

a series of events

Characters

carry out the plot

Theme

the main idea

Setting

the who and where discovered in the exposition

Backstage

the area behind the curtain

House

the area where the audience sits

Props

objects held by the actors

Rehearsal

repetition of lines

Improvisation

an unrehearsed style of theatre

Actor

a performer of the theatre

Lip / apron

the area in front of the curtain

Drama

to perform

Director

in charge of the overall unity of the production

Borders

curtains that mask the light

Creative Drama

a dynamic process

Technical

not an actor but a part of the production

Blocking

the arrangement of the actors movements on stage

Wings

an area offstage of the acting area

Literature

printed matter, novel or play

Tragedy

a type of drama that ends unhappily

Comedy

a type of drama that attempts to amuse

Theater

an area for presentations

Off stage

areas not in view of the audience