CHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERCOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCEOFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGSTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOCALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGEIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYCENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGECONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESSTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENECONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLECUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCEASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARCHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERCOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCEOFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGSTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOCALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGEIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYCENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGECONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESSTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENECONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLECUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCEASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEAR

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