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