STAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLECHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORSTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGESCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCECALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESCOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTOROFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTCENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGEDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCEPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETSTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLECHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORSTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGESCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCECALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESCOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTOROFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTCENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGEDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCEPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKET

Theatre 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. AN ACTOR'S RIGHT WHEN FACING THE AUDIENCE
    STAGE RIGHT
  2. SPOKEN LINES BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE
    DIALOGUE
  3. A GROUP OF ACTORS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO FILL THE STAGE, OFTEN WITHOUT LINES
    CHORUS/ENSEMBLE
  4. AN INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL STRUGGLE BETWEEN FORCES THAT CREATES TENSION IN A PLAY
    CONFLICT
  5. PROPS THAT ARE CARRIED ON STAGE BY AN ACTOR
    HAND PROPS
  6. ACTIONS OR BEHAVIORS ACTORS MAY DO ON STAGE TO LOOK BUSY OR INVOLVED IN A SCENE
    STAGE BUSINESS
  7. WHERE AND HOW THE DIRECTOR WOULD LIKE YOU TO MOVE ON STAGE
    BLOCKING
  8. A SMALLER SECTION OR PORTION OF A PLAY
    SCENE
  9. WHAT AN AUDIENCE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE FROM THEIR SEATS, BOTH ONSTAGE AND BACKSTAGE
    SIGHT LINES
  10. A LIGHTING CUE WHERE ALL STAGE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF
    BLACK OUT
  11. HOW AN ACTOR USES THEIR BODY, VOICE, AND THOUGHTS TO DEVELOP OR PORTRAY A CHARACTER
    CHARACTER-IZATION
  12. A WORD FOR ANY PLAY WRITTEN BEFORE THE PRESENT CENTURY, OPPOSITE OF CONTEMPORARY
    CLASSICAL
  13. AN ACTOR'S LEFT WHEN FACING THE AUDIENCE
    STAGE LEFT
  14. A SECOND AUDITION, USUALLY USED BY DIRECTORS TO CAST LEAD ROLES
    CALLBACK
  15. AREA OF THE STAGE FARTHEST AWAY FROM THE AUDIENCE
    UP STAGE
  16. THE REASON FOR A CHARACTER'S BEHAVIORS, WHY THEY ARE DOING WHAT THEY DO
    MOTIVATION
  17. ACTING WITHOUT THE USE OF PROPS OR SET, PRETENDING TO USE INVISIBLE PROP OR SET PIECES
    PANTOMIME
  18. HAVING TO READ FROM A SCRIPT WITHOUT ANY PREPARATION
    COLD READ
  19. YOUR VOICE'S ABILITY TO BE HEARD CLEARLY FROM FAR AWAY
    PROJECTION
  20. WHEN A CHARACTER EXPLAINS TO THE AUDIENCE WHAT THE PLAY IS ABOUT OR WHAT WILL HAPPEN/IS HAPPENING
    EXPOSITION
  21. WORD FOR ANY PLAY THAT WAS WRITTEN IN PRESENT DAY, OR AFTER THE 1800S, OPPOSITE OF CLASSICAL
    CONTEMPORARY
  22. A MAJOR DIVISION, OR CHAPTERS OF A PLAY. THERE ARE USUALLY TWO
    ACT
  23. THE SIGNAL FOR AN ACTOR TO SAY THEIR NEXT LINE OR DO AN ACTION
    CUE
  24. A LONGER SPEECH MADE BY ONE ACTOR
    MONOLOGUE
  25. BEING MEMORIZED ENOUGH TO SAY YOUR LINES WITHOUT USING A SCRIPT
    OFF-BOOK
  26. LINES SPOKEN BY A CHARACTER TO THE AUDIENCE, WHICH THE OTHER CHARACTERS CANT HEAR
    ASIDE
  27. SPONTANEOUS USE OF MOVEMENT AND SPEECH TO CREATE CHARACTERS AND SCENES WITHOUT A SCRIPT - ACTING DONE WITHOUT A SCRIPT
    IMPROV
  28. AREA IN THE CENTER OR MIDDLE OF THE STAGE
    CENTER STAGE
  29. AREA OF THE STAGE CLOSEST TO THE AUDIENCE
    DOWN STAGE
  30. PROPS THAT ARE KEPT ON AN ACTOR''S PERSON, I.E. IN THEIR POCKET
    PERSONAL PROPS