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