BLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARCALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGESIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DODIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLECENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGECOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYCHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCEUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCESTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORSTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYOFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWODOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCEEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARCALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGESIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DODIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLECENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGECOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYCHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCEUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCESTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORSTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYOFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWODOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCEEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTION

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