CHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGSTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOOFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCEDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLECENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGEPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYCALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESCOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCESTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCECUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGECHARACTER-IZATIONHOW AN ACTORUSES THEIRBODY, VOICE,AND THOUGHTSTO DEVELOP ORPORTRAY ACHARACTERCHORUS/ENSEMBLEA GROUP OFACTORS THATWORKTOGETHER TOFILL THE STAGE,OFTEN WITHOUTLINESEXPOSITIONWHEN ACHARACTEREXPLAINS TO THEAUDIENCE WHATTHE PLAY IS ABOUTOR WHAT WILLHAPPEN/ISHAPPENINGSTAGEBUSINESSACTIONS ORBEHAVIORSACTORS MAY DOON STAGE TOLOOK BUSY ORINVOLVED IN ASCENEUPSTAGEAREA OF THESTAGEFARTHESTAWAY FROMTHEAUDIENCEASIDELINES SPOKEN BYA CHARACTER TOTHE AUDIENCE,WHICH THEOTHERCHARACTERSCANT HEARPROJECTIONYOUR VOICE'SABILITY TO BEHEARDCLEARLYFROM FARAWAYACTA MAJORDIVISION, ORCHAPTERSOF A PLAY.THERE AREUSUALLY TWOOFF-BOOKBEINGMEMORIZEDENOUGH TO SAYYOUR LINESWITHOUT USINGA SCRIPTSTAGELEFTAN ACTOR'SLEFT WHENFACING THEAUDIENCEDIALOGUESPOKENLINESBETWEENTWO ORMOREPEOPLECENTERSTAGEAREA INTHECENTER ORMIDDLE OFTHE STAGEPANTOMIMEACTING WITHOUTTHE USE OFPROPS OR SET,PRETENDING TOUSE INVISIBLEPROP OR SETPIECESPERSONALPROPSPROPS THATARE KEPT ONAN ACTOR''SPERSON, I.E.IN THEIRPOCKETSCENEA SMALLERSECTIONORPORTIONOF A PLAYIMPROVSPONTANEOUS USEOF MOVEMENT ANDSPEECH TO CREATECHARACTERS ANDSCENES WITHOUT ASCRIPT - ACTINGDONE WITHOUT ASCRIPTCONTEMPORARYWORD FOR ANYPLAY THAT WASWRITTEN INPRESENT DAY, ORAFTER THE 1800S,OPPOSITE OFCLASSICALBLACKOUTA LIGHTINGCUE WHEREALL STAGELIGHTS ARETURNED OFFCLASSICALA WORD FOR ANYPLAY WRITTENBEFORE THEPRESENTCENTURY,OPPOSITE OFCONTEMPORARYCALLBACKA SECONDAUDITION,USUALLY USEDBY DIRECTORSTO CAST LEADROLESCOLDREADHAVING TOREAD FROM ASCRIPTWITHOUT ANYPREPARATIONMONOLOGUEA LONGERSPEECHMADE BYONEACTORHANDPROPSPROPS THATARECARRIED ONSTAGE BYAN ACTORCONFLICTAN INTERNAL OREXTERNALSTRUGGLEBETWEEN FORCESTHAT CREATESTENSION IN A PLAYDOWNSTAGEAREA OFTHE STAGECLOSESTTO THEAUDIENCESTAGERIGHTAN ACTOR'SRIGHTWHENFACING THEAUDIENCECUETHE SIGNALFOR AN ACTORTO SAY THEIRNEXT LINE ORDO AN ACTIONSIGHTLINESWHAT ANAUDIENCE WILLBE ABLE TO SEEFROM THEIRSEATS, BOTHONSTAGE ANDBACKSTAGEMOTIVATIONTHE REASONFOR ACHARACTER'SBEHAVIORS,WHY THEY AREDOING WHATTHEY DOBLOCKINGWHERE ANDHOW THEDIRECTORWOULD LIKEYOU TO MOVEON STAGE

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