MONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGECOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONCHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTEROFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGECENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGEHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCESTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENECHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGCALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESSTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLEMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCECONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGECOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONCHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTEROFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGECENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGEHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCESTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENECHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGCALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESSTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLEMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCECONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAY

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