Basics Vocab - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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.

1. being memorized enough to say your lines without using a script
   off-book
2. acting without the use of props or set, pretending to use invisible prop or set pieces
   pantomime
3. what an audience will be able to see from their seats, both onstage and backstage
   sight lines
4. a speech in which an actor speaks the inner thoughts of their character aloud, usually alone on stage
   soliloquy
5. props that are carried on stage by an actor
   hand props
6. an actor's right when facing the audience
   stage right
7. to improv lines that are not from the script
   adlib
8. having to read from a script without any preparation
   cold read
9. where and how the director would like you to move on stage
   blocking
10. area of the stage that jets out in front of the curtain
    apron
11. to draw the audience's attention away from another actor, or to stand upstage of another actor - forcing them to turn their backs on the audience
    upstaging
12. style of theater with a round stage and no roof, surrounded by tiered seating
    amphi- theater
13. a discrepancy or difference between what is said and what is meant. there are multiple different types
    irony
14. spoken lines between two or more people
    dialogue
15. an actor who is able to play a major role in case the original actor cannot
    understudy
16. spontaneous use of movement and speech to create characters and scenes without a script. acting done without a script
    improv
17. a smaller section or potion of a play
    scenes
18. a major division, or 'chapters" of a play. There are usually two
    act
19. your voice's ability to be heard clearly from far away
    projection
20. area of a stage farthest away from the audience
    up stage
21. when a character explains to the audience what the play is about or what will happen
    exposition
22. an internal or external struggle between forces that creates tension in a play
    conflict
23. word for any play that was written in present day, or after 1980. opposite of classical
    contemporary
24. area of the stage in the center or middle
    center stage
25. a group of actors that work together to fill the stage, often without lines
    chorus/ ensemble
26. the energy, commitment, and presence an actor appears to have on stage
    stage presence
27. the clarity, pronunciation, or distinction of your speech
    articu-lation
28. props that are kept on an actor's person, i.e. in their pocket
    personal props
29. a lighting cue where all stage lights are turned off
    black out
30. the most common type of stage, a stage with a wall and curtain seperating the actors from the audience
    proscenium
31. actions or behaviors actos may do on stage to look busy or involved in a scene
    stage business
32. lines spoken by a character to the audience, which the other characters can't hear
    aside
33. copying the movement or expression of someone else exactly
    mirroring
34. all the elements and set pieces used to communicate environment in a show
    scenery
35. type of stage that sits in the middle of an audience, surrounded on all sides
    theater- in-the- round
36. an invisible wall that seperates an actor from the audience
    fourth wall
37. a longer speech made by one actor
    monologue
38. a word for any play written before the present century. opposite of contemporary
    classical
39. area of a theater that the audience sits in
    house
40. an actor's left when facing the audience
    stage left
41. type of stage that uses a flat floor on the same level as the audience, the entire space is usually painted black
    black box
42. dynamic use of opposites. movement/stillness, quiet/loud
    contrast
43. area of a stage closest to the audience
    down stage
44. the reason for a character's behaviors. why they are doing what they're doing
    motivation
45. the signal for an actor to say their next line or do an action
    cue
46. type of stage that extends into the audience with seats on three sides
    thrust
47. a second audition, usually used by directors to cast lead roles
    callback
48. how an actor uses their body, voice, and thoughts to develop or portray a character
    character-ization