PERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESCHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONCALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLEPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYSTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWODOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCEBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGECENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGEPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCEEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGOFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALCOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGESTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESCHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONCALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLEPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYSTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWODOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCEBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGECENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGEPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCEEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGOFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALCOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGESTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCE

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