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