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Basic Theatre Terms Hamilton Middle School 6th Grade Theatre Arts 2 Sections Section 1 Act: 1) Subdivision between sections of a play. A short play is a 'One-Act-er', a play with one interval has two Acts etc. Acts are subdivided further into Scenes. 2) The thing Actors can do which makes them different from Techies (!!). Actor: This term can be used for both male and females. Aisle: A passage through seating. Audition: A tryout for a part in a play. Backstage: The area behind the scenery not visible to the audience. Blocking: The director’s movement instructions for the actors. Box Office: Where the audience can purchase tickets. Build: To make costumes, props, and sets from scratch. Cast: The members of the acting company. Casting: The process of selecting who will play the characters. Cheating Out: An actor term for “facing the audience”. Costumes: Clothes worn by the actors onstage. Cross: When an actor moves from one side of the stage to another Curtain Call: At the end of the performance-when the audience acknowledges the actors for their performance via applause. Downstage: The area of the stage closest to the audience. Dress Rehearsal: A full rehearsal including all elements just as it would be for a public performance. Section 2 Green Room: A room where actors relax and prepare before and after a performance. House: Another name for the auditorium. Where the audience is seated. Improvisation: Where actors make up dialogue and action without preparation or “on the spot”. Monologue: A long speech by one character Off Book: Having the script memorized. No longer using the script onstage. Offstage: Any part of the stage where the audience can not see. Onstage: Any part of the stage where the audience can see. Pantomime: Telling a story or presenting an idea without words. Project: To increase voice or actions so they will carry out into the audience. Props: Items that are not classified as parts of the set but are used by the actors-also known as personal props. Proscenium Stage: A stage with a permanent framed opening Reader’s Theatre: A form of performance drama where actors are seated and read aloud from the script. Role: A actor’s part in the play. RunThrough: A rehearsal without interruption Scene: A small section of the script. Set: The play’s setting Stage Left/Right: Left/Right as seen by the actor’s point of view onstage. Tech: Short for technical rehearsal or a member of the technical crew. Upstage: The area of the stage furthest away from the audience. Upstaging: Drawing the audience’s attention to yourself when it should be elsewhere. Wings: Offstage to the right and left of the acting area.