HANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOCENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGECHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCECONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALOFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCECALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGEPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESCOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONSTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCESTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLEHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOCENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGECHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTCUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCECONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALOFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCECALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGEPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESCOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONSTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCEPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCESTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLE

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