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