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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.


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