COLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCEPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGEMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESCHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTOROFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYCENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGESTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLEPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETSTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCECALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESCOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCEPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGEMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESCHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTOROFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYCENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGESTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLEPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETSTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCECALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLES

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