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