ConceptMusicalemphasis ona theme ormessagerather than astoryprosceniumstagea stagewith aframearound itmethodactor recallsemotions fromhis/her ownlife to identifywith characterdramaticmoreserioustonegesturebodymovementused tocommunicateblockingpositionof actorson stagelibrettowords of amusicalaka"book"arenastagewhen theaudience isseated allaround thestagepliea dance movebendingknees andlowering bodytoward groundseriocomicelements ofbothdramatic andcomic tonebackstorythe eventsand historyof acharacterrolean actingpart in aproductionbeata momentan actorpausesscoremusicwritten ina scriptHairfirstrockmusicalpantomimeactingsomethingout withoutspeakingwingssides of astage notseen to theaudienceforeshadowingindicationsof eventsto comeRogers &HammersteinwroteOklahomaandCarouselprotagonistmajorcharacterin a workimprovisationmakingthings upon thespotprojectspeakloudly andclearlymotivationthe reason acharacteracts ormakeschoicesdownstagetowardstheaudienceAntagonistsomeonewho offersoppositionchoreographerperson incharge ofcreating thedance movesin a showrepriserepeat ofearliermaterialFalapbrush andstep intap dancepropan item heldor used byactor to makescene morerealisticcountermoving inresponse toanothercharacter'smotion onstageXcrossfinaletheconcludingpart of aperformancedialoglinesspoken bymultipleactorsrelevea dancemove onone's toesStephenSondheimwrote WestSide Storyand Intothe Woodshousewhere theaudiencesitsbreakingcharactera lapse inmaintainingthe illusion ofthe characterdarkdays whencast has norehearsal orperformancecuea promptfor someaction onstageConceptMusicalemphasis ona theme ormessagerather than astoryprosceniumstagea stagewith aframearound itmethodactor recallsemotions fromhis/her ownlife to identifywith characterdramaticmoreserioustonegesturebodymovementused tocommunicateblockingpositionof actorson stagelibrettowords of amusicalaka"book"arenastagewhen theaudience isseated allaround thestagepliea dance movebendingknees andlowering bodytoward groundseriocomicelements ofbothdramatic andcomic tonebackstorythe eventsand historyof acharacterrolean actingpart in aproductionbeata momentan actorpausesscoremusicwritten ina scriptHairfirstrockmusicalpantomimeactingsomethingout withoutspeakingwingssides of astage notseen to theaudienceforeshadowingindicationsof eventsto comeRogers &HammersteinwroteOklahomaandCarouselprotagonistmajorcharacterin a workimprovisationmakingthings upon thespotprojectspeakloudly andclearlymotivationthe reason acharacteracts ormakeschoicesdownstagetowardstheaudienceAntagonistsomeonewho offersoppositionchoreographerperson incharge ofcreating thedance movesin a showrepriserepeat ofearliermaterialFalapbrush andstep intap dancepropan item heldor used byactor to makescene morerealisticcountermoving inresponse toanothercharacter'smotion onstageXcrossfinaletheconcludingpart of aperformancedialoglinesspoken bymultipleactorsrelevea dancemove onone's toesStephenSondheimwrote WestSide Storyand Intothe Woodshousewhere theaudiencesitsbreakingcharactera lapse inmaintainingthe illusion ofthe characterdarkdays whencast has norehearsal orperformancecuea promptfor someaction onstage

Theatre Terms BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. I-emphasis on a theme or message rather than a story
    I-Concept Musical
  2. G-a stage with a frame around it
    G-proscenium stage
  3. B-actor recalls emotions from his/her own life to identify with character
    B-method
  4. I-more serious tone
    I-dramatic
  5. G-body movement used to communicate
    G-gesture
  6. B-position of actors on stage
    B-blocking
  7. O-words of a musical aka "book"
    O-libretto
  8. G-when the audience is seated all around the stage
    G-arena stage
  9. G-a dance move bending knees and lowering body toward ground
    G-plie
  10. O-elements of both dramatic and comic tone
    O-serio comic
  11. G-the events and history of a character
    G-backstory
  12. N-an acting part in a production
    N-role
  13. I-a moment an actor pauses
    I-beat
  14. B-music written in a script
    B-score
  15. N-first rock musical
    N-Hair
  16. N-acting something out without speaking
    N-pantomime
  17. B-sides of a stage not seen to the audience
    B-wings
  18. I-indications of events to come
    I-foreshadowing
  19. G-wrote Oklahoma and Carousel
    G-Rogers & Hammerstein
  20. N-major character in a work
    N-protagonist
  21. O-making things up on the spot
    O-improvisation
  22. I-speak loudly and clearly
    I-project
  23. N-the reason a character acts or makes choices
    N-motivation
  24. I-towards the audience
    I-downstage
  25. B-someone who offers opposition
    B-Antagonist
  26. O-person in charge of creating the dance moves in a show
    O-choreographer
  27. O-repeat of earlier material
    O-reprise
  28. I-brush and step in tap dance
    I-Falap
  29. B-an item held or used by actor to make scene more realistic
    B-prop
  30. G-moving in response to another character's motion on stage
    G-counter
  31. B-cross
    B-X
  32. N-the concluding part of a performance
    N-finale
  33. B-lines spoken by multiple actors
    B-dialog
  34. N-a dance move on one's toes
    N-releve
  35. O-wrote West Side Story and Into the Woods
    O-Stephen Sondheim
  36. I-where the audience sits
    I-house
  37. O-a lapse in maintaining the illusion of the character
    O-breaking character
  38. O-days when cast has no rehearsal or performance
    O-dark
  39. G-a prompt for some action on stage
    G-cue