the big big drama vocab quiz
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THE BIG BIG THE BIG BIG DRAMA QUIZDRAMA QUIZ
SEE IF YOU CAN REMEMBER THE SEE IF YOU CAN REMEMBER THE DEFINITION FOR THE DRAMA DEFINITION FOR THE DRAMA
TERMS…TERMS…
PART 1: DRAMA PART 1: DRAMA FORMSFORMS
PLAY SCRIPTED OR PLAY SCRIPTED OR IMPROVISEDIMPROVISED
DIALOGUE, WITH DIALOGUE, WITH CHARACTERS AND A CHARACTERS AND A
NARRATIVENARRATIVE
COMEDYCOMEDY
A DRAMA WHICH IS A DRAMA WHICH IS
FUNNY/COMICAL FUNNY/COMICAL
DANCE DRAMADANCE DRAMA
A DRAMA PRESENTED A DRAMA PRESENTED THROUGH DANCE THROUGH DANCE
MOVEMENTSMOVEMENTS
DOCU-DRAMADOCU-DRAMA
A DOCUMENTARY STYLE A DOCUMENTARY STYLE DRAMA WITH DRAMA WITH
RECONSTRUCTION OF RECONSTRUCTION OF EVENTSEVENTS
FORUM THEATREFORUM THEATRE
A PLAY WHERE THE AUDIENCE A PLAY WHERE THE AUDIENCE SUGGEST CHANGES TO SUGGEST CHANGES TO EFFECT THE OUTCOMESEFFECT THE OUTCOMES
MIMEMIME
STYLISED MOVEMENT TO STYLISED MOVEMENT TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF CREATE THE ILLUSION OF
REALITYREALITY
MONOLOGUEMONOLOGUE
A CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR A CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR THOUGHTS ALOUDTHOUGHTS ALOUD
MUSICALMUSICAL
DRAMA INCLUDING SONGDRAMA INCLUDING SONG
PANTOMIMEPANTOMIME
CHRISTMAS THEATRICAL CHRISTMAS THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT USUALLY ENTERTAINMENT USUALLY
BASED ON A FAIRYTALEBASED ON A FAIRYTALE
TRAGEDYTRAGEDY
A DRAMA ABOUT UNHAPPY A DRAMA ABOUT UNHAPPY EVENTS AND WITH A SAD EVENTS AND WITH A SAD
ENDINGENDING
MOVEMENTMOVEMENT
USING THE BODY AS THE USING THE BODY AS THE SOLE MEANS OF SOLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION
PART 2: CONVENTIONSPART 2: CONVENTIONS
ASIDEASIDE
A REMARK TO THE AUDIENCE A REMARK TO THE AUDIENCE ONLYONLY
FLASHBACKFLASHBACK
ACTING OUT AN EVENT IN ACTING OUT AN EVENT IN THE PASTTHE PAST
FLASHFORWARDFLASHFORWARD
ACTING OUT A FUTURE OR ACTING OUT A FUTURE OR IMAGINED EVENTIMAGINED EVENT
FREEZE FRAMEFREEZE FRAME
AN ACTION FROZEN IN TIMEAN ACTION FROZEN IN TIME
FROZEN PICTUREFROZEN PICTURE
AN IMAGE, CREATED ON AN IMAGE, CREATED ON STAGE, HELD WITHOUT STAGE, HELD WITHOUT
MOVEMENTMOVEMENT
MIMEMIME
STYLISED MOVEMENT WHICH STYLISED MOVEMENT WHICH CREATES THE ILLUSION OF CREATES THE ILLUSION OF
REALITYREALITY
MONOLOGUEMONOLOGUE
WHEN A CHARACTER SPEAKS WHEN A CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR THOUGHT ALOUDTHEIR THOUGHT ALOUD
MOVEMENTMOVEMENT
USE OF THE BODY AS THE USE OF THE BODY AS THE SOLE MEANS OF SOLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION
NARRATIONNARRATION
WHEN PARTS OF THE STORY WHEN PARTS OF THE STORY ARE TOLD BY A NARRATORARE TOLD BY A NARRATOR
SLOW MOTIONSLOW MOTION
MOVEMENT PERFORMED AT A MOVEMENT PERFORMED AT A SLOWED DOWN SPEEDSLOWED DOWN SPEED
SOLILOQUYSOLILOQUY
A LENGTHY SPEECH MADE A LENGTHY SPEECH MADE WHEN NO OTHER WHEN NO OTHER
CHARACTERS ARE ON STAGECHARACTERS ARE ON STAGE
TABLEAUTABLEAU
(CREDIT TERM FOR A FROZEN (CREDIT TERM FOR A FROZEN PICTURE)PICTURE)
AN IMAGE, CREATED ON AN IMAGE, CREATED ON STAGE, HELD WITHOUT STAGE, HELD WITHOUT
MOVEMENTMOVEMENT
PART 3: VOICE TERMSPART 3: VOICE TERMS
ACCENTACCENT
WAY OF SPEAKING IN A LOCAL WAY OF SPEAKING IN A LOCAL AREA OR COUNTRYAREA OR COUNTRY
ARTICULATIONARTICULATION
CLEAR PRONUNCIATION OF CLEAR PRONUNCIATION OF WORDSWORDS
CLARITYCLARITY
CLEARNESS OF THE VOICECLEARNESS OF THE VOICE
DIALOGUEDIALOGUE
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO OR MORE CHARACTERSTWO OR MORE CHARACTERS
EMPHASISEMPHASIS
THE STRESS ON A WORD OR THE STRESS ON A WORD OR PHRASEPHRASE
FLUENCYFLUENCY
NATURAL, FLOWING SPEECHNATURAL, FLOWING SPEECH
INTONATIONINTONATION
RISING AND FALLING OF THE RISING AND FALLING OF THE VOICE IN SPEECHVOICE IN SPEECH
PACEPACE
SPEED OF SPEECH OR SPEED OF SPEECH OR MOVEMENTMOVEMENT
PAUSEPAUSE
A BREAK IN SPEAKING; A A BREAK IN SPEAKING; A PERIOD OF SILENCEPERIOD OF SILENCE
PITCHPITCH
HOW HIGH OR LOW THE HOW HIGH OR LOW THE VOICE ISVOICE IS
REGISTERREGISTER
APPROPRIATE SPEECH FOR APPROPRIATE SPEECH FOR THE PERSON BEING SPOKEN THE PERSON BEING SPOKEN TO, OR FOR THE SITUATIONTO, OR FOR THE SITUATION
STAGE WHISPERSTAGE WHISPER
A LOUD WHISPER INTENDED A LOUD WHISPER INTENDED TO BE HEARD BY THE TO BE HEARD BY THE
AUDIENCEAUDIENCE
TIMINGTIMING
SPEAKING, MOVING OR SPEAKING, MOVING OR PAUSING AT EXACTLY THE PAUSING AT EXACTLY THE
RIGHT MOMENT RIGHT MOMENT
TONETONE
CHANGING OF VOICE TO CHANGING OF VOICE TO EXPRESS EMOTIONEXPRESS EMOTION
VOLUMEVOLUME
LOUDNESS OR QUIETNESS OF LOUDNESS OR QUIETNESS OF THE VOICETHE VOICE
PART 4 SET DESIGN PART 4 SET DESIGN TERMSTERMS
BACK CLOTHBACK CLOTH
CANVAS CLOTH WHICH CANVAS CLOTH WHICH COVERS THE BACK OF THE COVERS THE BACK OF THE STAGE, CAN BE PAINTEDSTAGE, CAN BE PAINTED
BARBAR
HORIZONTALLY FLOWN ROD HORIZONTALLY FLOWN ROD (USUALLY METAL) FROM (USUALLY METAL) FROM
WHICH SCENERY, LIGHTING WHICH SCENERY, LIGHTING AND OTHER EQUIPMENT IS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT IS
SUSPENDEDSUSPENDED
CLOTHCLOTH
AREA OF SCENIC CANVAS AREA OF SCENIC CANVAS HANGING VERTICALLYHANGING VERTICALLY
CYCLORAMACYCLORAMA
THE BACK WALL OF THE THE BACK WALL OF THE STAGE WHICH CAN BE STAGE WHICH CAN BE
PAINTED OR LITPAINTED OR LIT
DOWNSTAGEDOWNSTAGE
THE AREA OF THE STAGE THE AREA OF THE STAGE CLOSEST TO THE AUDIENCECLOSEST TO THE AUDIENCE
ENTRANCEENTRANCE
A PLACE ON THE SET A PLACE ON THE SET THROUGH WHICH THE ACTOR THROUGH WHICH THE ACTOR
MAY APPEAR ON STAGEMAY APPEAR ON STAGE
EXITEXIT
A PLACE ON THE SET A PLACE ON THE SET THROUGH WHICH THE ACTOR THROUGH WHICH THE ACTOR
MAY LEAVE THE STAGEMAY LEAVE THE STAGE
BLACKOUTBLACKOUT
THE ACTING AREA IS NOT LITTHE ACTING AREA IS NOT LIT
SLOW FADE TO…SLOW FADE TO…
THE LIGHTING/SOUND IS THE LIGHTING/SOUND IS FADED OUT SLOWLYFADED OUT SLOWLY
FAST FADE TO…FAST FADE TO…
THE LIGHTING/SOUND IS THE LIGHTING/SOUND IS FADED OUT QUICKLYFADED OUT QUICKLY
SNAP TO…SNAP TO…
BLACKOUT IS ACHIEVED BLACKOUT IS ACHIEVED INSTANTLYINSTANTLY
CROSSFADECROSSFADETO CHANGE FROM ONE LIGHTING TO CHANGE FROM ONE LIGHTING
CUE TO ANOTHER WITH NO CUE TO ANOTHER WITH NO BLACKOUT IN BETWEENBLACKOUT IN BETWEEN
FLOODFLOOD
LANTERN GIVING A WIDE LANTERN GIVING A WIDE SPREAD OF LIGHTSPREAD OF LIGHT
GELGEL
FILM PLACED IN FRONT OF FILM PLACED IN FRONT OF THE LANTERN TO CHANGE THE LANTERN TO CHANGE THE COLOUR OF THE BEAMTHE COLOUR OF THE BEAM
SPOTLIGHTSPOTLIGHT
BEAM OF LIGHT CREATED BY BEAM OF LIGHT CREATED BY A LANTERN FOR A PERSON A LANTERN FOR A PERSON OR PLACE ON THE ACTING OR PLACE ON THE ACTING
AREAAREA
FOCUSSINGFOCUSSING
POSITIONING THE LANTERNS POSITIONING THE LANTERNS TO GET THE DESIRED TO GET THE DESIRED
LIGHTINGLIGHTING
FOLLOW SPOTFOLLOW SPOT
POWERFUL PROFILE USED TO POWERFUL PROFILE USED TO FOLLOW ACTORS AROUND FOLLOW ACTORS AROUND
THE ACTING AREATHE ACTING AREA
FRESNEL SPOTFRESNEL SPOT
LANTERN GIVING A SOFT LANTERN GIVING A SOFT EDGED BEAM OF LIGHTEDGED BEAM OF LIGHT
LFXLFX
THE QUICK WAY TO WRITE THE QUICK WAY TO WRITE ‘LIGHTING EFFECTS’‘LIGHTING EFFECTS’
LIGHTING DESKLIGHTING DESK
CONTROL BOARD FOR THE CONTROL BOARD FOR THE LIGHTINGLIGHTING
PROFILE SPOTPROFILE SPOT
LANTERN GIVING A HARD LANTERN GIVING A HARD EDGED BEAM OF LIGHTEDGED BEAM OF LIGHT
WASHWASH
THE WHOLE ACTING AREA IS THE WHOLE ACTING AREA IS EVENLY LITEVENLY LIT
BARNDOORSBARNDOORSADJUSTABLE METAL FLAPS ADJUSTABLE METAL FLAPS
ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF A FRESNEL SPOTLIGHT USED A FRESNEL SPOTLIGHT USED FOR SHAPING THE BEAM OF FOR SHAPING THE BEAM OF
LIGHTLIGHT
G-CLAMPG-CLAMP
CLAMP USED TO SECURE THE CLAMP USED TO SECURE THE LANTERN TO A LIGHTING BAR LANTERN TO A LIGHTING BAR
OR STANDOR STAND
GOBOGOBOTHIN METAL PLATE CUT OUT IN A THIN METAL PLATE CUT OUT IN A
PATTERN AND PLACED IN A PATTERN AND PLACED IN A LANTERN TO PROJECT PATTERN LANTERN TO PROJECT PATTERN OR SHAPE ONTO THE ACTING OR SHAPE ONTO THE ACTING
AREAAREA
PYROTECHNICSPYROTECHNICS
STAGE FIREWORKSSTAGE FIREWORKS
SAFETY CHAINSAFETY CHAIN
USED TO ATTACH A LANTERN USED TO ATTACH A LANTERN TO THE LIGHTING BAR FOR TO THE LIGHTING BAR FOR
SAFETYSAFETY
SPECIAL EFFECTSSPECIAL EFFECTSUSED TO CREATE A MOOD OR USED TO CREATE A MOOD OR ATMOSPHERE ON STAGE E.G. ATMOSPHERE ON STAGE E.G. STROBE LIGHT, MIRROR BALL, STROBE LIGHT, MIRROR BALL,
SMOKE MACHINESMOKE MACHINE
PART 4 – PART 4 – MOVEMENT TERMSMOVEMENT TERMS
BODY LANGUAGEBODY LANGUAGE
MESSAGES GIVEN BY THE MESSAGES GIVEN BY THE POSITION OR MOVEMENT OF POSITION OR MOVEMENT OF
THE BODYTHE BODY
FACIAL EXPRESSIONFACIAL EXPRESSION
LOOK ON THE FACE WHICH LOOK ON THE FACE WHICH SHOWS EMOTIONSHOWS EMOTION
MOVEMENTMOVEMENT
USE OF THE BODY AS A USE OF THE BODY AS A MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONMEANS OF COMMUNICATION
PACEPACE
SPEED OF SPEECH OR SPEED OF SPEECH OR MOVEMENTMOVEMENT
POSTUREPOSTURE
POSITION OF THE BODY- POSITION OF THE BODY-
HOW IT IS HELDHOW IT IS HELD
RHYTHMRHYTHM
MOVEMENTS WHICH FOLLOW MOVEMENTS WHICH FOLLOW A PATTERN OR BEATA PATTERN OR BEAT
STANCESTANCE
ATTITUDE OR POSITION OF ATTITUDE OR POSITION OF THE BODYTHE BODY
PART 5 – A-Z QUIZPART 5 – A-Z QUIZ
HERE ARE ALL THE VOCAB HERE ARE ALL THE VOCAB TERMS FROM A-Z!TERMS FROM A-Z!
HOW MANY DO YOU KNOW?HOW MANY DO YOU KNOW?
ACCENTACCENT
WAY OF SPEAKING USED IN A WAY OF SPEAKING USED IN A LOCAL AREA OR COUNTRYLOCAL AREA OR COUNTRY
ARTICULATIONARTICULATION
CLEAR PRONUNCIATION OF CLEAR PRONUNCIATION OF WORDSWORDS
ASIDEASIDE
A REMARK TO THE AUDIENCE A REMARK TO THE AUDIENCE ONLYONLY
AUDIENCEAUDIENCE
THE PEOPLE WATCHING THE THE PEOPLE WATCHING THE DRAMADRAMA
AUDITORIUMAUDITORIUM
THE AREA FOR THE THE AREA FOR THE AUDIENCE, GENERALLY FILLED AUDIENCE, GENERALLY FILLED
WITH SEATSWITH SEATS
AVENUEAVENUE
AUDIENCE SEATED ON TWO AUDIENCE SEATED ON TWO SIDES OF THE ACTING AREASIDES OF THE ACTING AREA
BACKCLOTHBACKCLOTH
CANVAS CLOTH WHICH CANVAS CLOTH WHICH COVERS THE BACK OF THE COVERS THE BACK OF THE STAGE: CAN BE PAINTEDSTAGE: CAN BE PAINTED
BACKSTAGEBACKSTAGE
NON-ACTING AREA BEHIND NON-ACTING AREA BEHIND THE STAGETHE STAGE
BALANCEBALANCE
KEEPING AN EVEN KEEPING AN EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF WEIGHTDISTRIBUTION OF WEIGHT
BARNDOORSBARNDOORSADJUSTABLE METAL FLAPS ADJUSTABLE METAL FLAPS
ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF A ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF A FRESNEL SPOTLIGHT USED FOR FRESNEL SPOTLIGHT USED FOR SHAPING THE BEAM OF LIGHTSHAPING THE BEAM OF LIGHT
BLACKOUTBLACKOUT
THE ACTING AREA IS NOT LITTHE ACTING AREA IS NOT LIT
BLOCKINGBLOCKING
DECIDING WHERE AND WHEN DECIDING WHERE AND WHEN THE ACTORS WILL MOVE ON THE ACTORS WILL MOVE ON
STAGESTAGE
BODY LANGUAGEBODY LANGUAGE
MESSAGES GIVEN BY THE MESSAGES GIVEN BY THE POSITION OR MOVEMENT OF POSITION OR MOVEMENT OF
THE BODYTHE BODY
CENTRE STAGECENTRE STAGE(CS)(CS)
THE CENTRE AREA OF THE THE CENTRE AREA OF THE STAGESTAGE
CENTRE STAGE LEFTCENTRE STAGE LEFT(CSL)(CSL)
THE LEFT HAND CENTRE SIDE THE LEFT HAND CENTRE SIDE OF THE ACTING AREA AS THE OF THE ACTING AREA AS THE ACTOR FACES THE AUDIENCEACTOR FACES THE AUDIENCE
CENTRE STAGE RIGHT CENTRE STAGE RIGHT (CSR)(CSR)
THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ACTING AREA AS THE THE ACTING AREA AS THE
ACTOR FACES THE AUDIENCEACTOR FACES THE AUDIENCE
CHARACTERCHARACTER
SPECIFIC PERSON IN THE SPECIFIC PERSON IN THE DRAMADRAMA
CHARACTERISATIONCHARACTERISATION
THE PROCESS OF FULLY THE PROCESS OF FULLY DEVELOPING A CHARACTERDEVELOPING A CHARACTER
CLARITYCLARITY
CLEARNESS OF THE VOICECLEARNESS OF THE VOICE
COMEDYCOMEDY
A DRAMA WHICH IS A DRAMA WHICH IS FUNNY/COMICALFUNNY/COMICAL
CONVENTIONSCONVENTIONS
ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF PRESENTING THE DRAMAPRESENTING THE DRAMA
COSTUMECOSTUME
CLOTHES WORN BY ACTORS CLOTHES WORN BY ACTORS FOR THEIR CHARACTERFOR THEIR CHARACTER
CREATINGCREATINGTHE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A DRAMAS CONTENT AND ROLES DRAMAS CONTENT AND ROLES
THROUGH PRACTICAL THROUGH PRACTICAL EXPLORATION, EXPERIMENTATION EXPLORATION, EXPERIMENTATION
AND PROBLEM SOLVINGAND PROBLEM SOLVING
CROSSFADECROSSFADE
TO CHANGE FORM ON TO CHANGE FORM ON LIGHTING CUE OR SOUND LIGHTING CUE OR SOUND
CUE WITH NO BLACKOUT IN CUE WITH NO BLACKOUT IN BETWEENBETWEEN
CUECUE
A SIGNAL FOR AN ACTOR TO A SIGNAL FOR AN ACTOR TO DO OR SAY SOMETHING, OR DO OR SAY SOMETHING, OR FOR A LIGHTING OR SOUND FOR A LIGHTING OR SOUND
CUE TO BEGIN OR ENDCUE TO BEGIN OR END
CYCLORAMACYCLORAMA
THE BACK WALL OF THE THE BACK WALL OF THE STAGE WHICH CAN BE STAGE WHICH CAN BE
PAINTED OR LITPAINTED OR LIT
DANCE DRAMADANCE DRAMA
A DRAMA PRESENTED A DRAMA PRESENTED THROUGH DANCE MOVESTHROUGH DANCE MOVES
DIALOGUEDIALOGUE
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO OR MORE CHARACTERSTWO OR MORE CHARACTERS
DOCU-DRAMADOCU-DRAMA
A DOCUMENTARY STYLE A DOCUMENTARY STYLE DRAMA, INCLUDING DRAMA, INCLUDING
RECONSTRUCTIONS OF RECONSTRUCTIONS OF EVENTSEVENTS
DOWN STAGE DOWN STAGE CENTRECENTRE(DSC)(DSC)
THE MIDDLE PART OF THE THE MIDDLE PART OF THE STAGE NEAREST THE STAGE NEAREST THE
AUDIENCEAUDIENCE
DOWN STAGE LEFTDOWN STAGE LEFT(DSL)(DSL)
THE PART OF THE STAGE NEAREST THE PART OF THE STAGE NEAREST THE AUDIENCE ON THE LEFT AS THE AUDIENCE ON THE LEFT AS
THE ACTOR FACES THE AUDIENCETHE ACTOR FACES THE AUDIENCE
DOWN STAGE RIGHTDOWN STAGE RIGHT(DSR)(DSR)
THE PART OF THE STAGE NEAREST THE PART OF THE STAGE NEAREST THE AUDIENCE ON THE RIGHT AS THE AUDIENCE ON THE RIGHT AS THE ACTOR FACES THE AUDIENCETHE ACTOR FACES THE AUDIENCE
DRAMATIC IRONYDRAMATIC IRONY
ACTIONS OR REMARKS ACTIONS OR REMARKS WHOSE SIGNIFICANCE IS NOT WHOSE SIGNIFICANCE IS NOT
REALISED BY ALL OF THE REALISED BY ALL OF THE CHARACTERSCHARACTERS
DRESS REHEARSALDRESS REHEARSAL
FINAL REHEARSAL OF A FINAL REHEARSAL OF A DRAMA WITH ALL OF THE DRAMA WITH ALL OF THE
THEATRE ARTSTHEATRE ARTS
EMPHASISEMPHASIS
THE STRESS ON A WORD OR THE STRESS ON A WORD OR PHRASEPHRASE
END ON END ON
AUDIENCE SEATED AT ON END AUDIENCE SEATED AT ON END ––
ACTING AREA AT THE OTHERACTING AREA AT THE OTHER
ENTERENTER
TO COME ON STAGETO COME ON STAGE
EVALUATEEVALUATE
TO JUDGE THE STRENGTHS TO JUDGE THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE AND WEAKNESSES OF THE
DRAMADRAMA
EXITEXIT
LEAVE THE ACTING AREALEAVE THE ACTING AREA
FACIAL EXPRESSIONFACIAL EXPRESSION
LOOK ON THE FACE WHICH LOOK ON THE FACE WHICH SHOWS EMOTIONSHOWS EMOTION
FLASHBACKFLASHBACK
ACTING OUT AN EVENT IN ACTING OUT AN EVENT IN THE PASTTHE PAST
FLASHFORWARDFLASHFORWARD
ACTING OUT OF A FUTURE OR ACTING OUT OF A FUTURE OR IMAGINED EVENTIMAGINED EVENT
FLATSFLATSWOODEN FRAMES, JOINED WOODEN FRAMES, JOINED
TOGETHER AND COVERED WITH TOGETHER AND COVERED WITH CANVAS, WHICH CAN BE PAINTEDCANVAS, WHICH CAN BE PAINTED
DOORDOOR FLAT FLAT
FRAMES INTO WHICH A DOOR FRAMES INTO WHICH A DOOR IS BUILTIS BUILT
WINDOWWINDOW FLAT FLAT
FRAMES INTO WHICH A FRAMES INTO WHICH A WINDOW IS BUILTWINDOW IS BUILT
FLIESFLIES
AREA ABOVE THE STAGE AREA ABOVE THE STAGE FROM WHERE THE FROM WHERE THE
SCENERY/ACTORS ARE FLOWN SCENERY/ACTORS ARE FLOWN IN ON PULLYSIN ON PULLYS
FLOODFLOOD
LANTERN GIVING A WIDE LANTERN GIVING A WIDE SPREAD OF LIGHTSPREAD OF LIGHT
FLUENCYFLUENCY
NATURAL, FLOWING SPEECHNATURAL, FLOWING SPEECH
FOCUSFOCUS
KEY MOMENT, SCENE, KEY MOMENT, SCENE, CHARACTER, RELATIONSHIP CHARACTER, RELATIONSHIP
OR EVENT IN A DRAMAOR EVENT IN A DRAMA
FOCUSSINGFOCUSSING
POSITIONING THE LANTERNS POSITIONING THE LANTERNS TO GET THE DESIRED TO GET THE DESIRED
LIGHTINGLIGHTING
FOLLOW SPOTFOLLOW SPOT
POWERFUL PROFILE USED TO POWERFUL PROFILE USED TO FOLLOW ACTORS AROUND FOLLOW ACTORS AROUND
THE ACTING AREATHE ACTING AREA
FORMFORM
THE OVERALL STYLE OF THE THE OVERALL STYLE OF THE DRAMADRAMA
FORUM THEATREFORUM THEATRETHE AUDIENCE SUGGESTS THE AUDIENCE SUGGESTS
CHANGES TO THE DRAMA IN CHANGES TO THE DRAMA IN ORDER TO AFFECT THE OUTCOMEORDER TO AFFECT THE OUTCOME
FREEZE FRAMEFREEZE FRAME
THE ACTION IS FROZEN IN THE ACTION IS FROZEN IN TIMETIME
FRESNEL SPOTFRESNEL SPOT
LANTERN GIVING A SOFT LANTERN GIVING A SOFT EDGED BEAM OF LIGHTEDGED BEAM OF LIGHT
FRONT OF HOUSEFRONT OF HOUSE(FOH)(FOH)
ANY JOB IN THE THEATRE WHICH ANY JOB IN THE THEATRE WHICH INVOLVES DEALING WITH THE INVOLVES DEALING WITH THE AUDIENCE (E.G. BOX OFFICE, AUDIENCE (E.G. BOX OFFICE,
REFRESHMENTS)REFRESHMENTS)
FROZEN PICTUREFROZEN PICTURE
FOUNDATION WORD FOR FOUNDATION WORD FOR TABLEAU. A STAGE PICTURE, TABLEAU. A STAGE PICTURE, HELD WITHOUT MOVEMENTHELD WITHOUT MOVEMENT
GAUZEGAUZESEE THROUGH MATERIAL WHICH SEE THROUGH MATERIAL WHICH
CANNOT BE SEEN THROUGH WHEN LIT CANNOT BE SEEN THROUGH WHEN LIT FROM THE FRONT, BUT CAN BE SEEN FROM THE FRONT, BUT CAN BE SEEN THROUGH WHEN LIT FROM BEHINDTHROUGH WHEN LIT FROM BEHIND
G-CLAMPG-CLAMP
CLAMP USED TO SECURE CLAMP USED TO SECURE LANTERN TO LIGHTING BAR LANTERN TO LIGHTING BAR
OR STANDOR STAND
GELGEL
FILM PLACED IN FRONT OF A FILM PLACED IN FRONT OF A LANTERN TO CHANGE THE LANTERN TO CHANGE THE
COLOUR OF THE BEAMCOLOUR OF THE BEAM
GESTUREGESTURE
MOVEMENT OF THE HAND OR MOVEMENT OF THE HAND OR ARM WHICH COMMUNICATES ARM WHICH COMMUNICATES A MEANING OR AN EMOTIONA MEANING OR AN EMOTION
GOBOGOBOTHIN METAL PLATE CUT OUT IN A THIN METAL PLATE CUT OUT IN A
PATTERN AND PLACED IN A PATTERN AND PLACED IN A LANTERN TO PROJECT A PATERN LANTERN TO PROJECT A PATERN
OR SHAPE INTO THE ACTING AREAOR SHAPE INTO THE ACTING AREA
GROUND PLANGROUND PLANBIRD’S EYE VIEW OF THE SET BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF THE SET
SHOWING WHAT IS ON THE SET, SHOWING WHAT IS ON THE SET, ENTRANCES/EXITS AND THE ENTRANCES/EXITS AND THE
POSITIONING OF THE AUDIENCEPOSITIONING OF THE AUDIENCE
HOT-SEATINGHOT-SEATING
QUESTIONING A CHARACTER QUESTIONING A CHARACTER IN ROLEIN ROLE
INTONATIONINTONATION
THE RISING A FALLING OF THE THE RISING A FALLING OF THE VOICE IN SPEECHVOICE IN SPEECH
KEYKEY
EXPLANATION OF THE EXPLANATION OF THE SYMBOLS ON A GROUND SYMBOLS ON A GROUND
PLANPLAN
MAKE-UPMAKE-UP
WORN BY ACTORS FOR THEIR WORN BY ACTORS FOR THEIR CHARACTERCHARACTER
MASKINGMASKING
ONE ACTOR ONE ACTOR UNINTENTIONALLY UNINTENTIONALLY
PREVENTING ANOTHER FORM PREVENTING ANOTHER FORM BEING SEEN BY THE BEING SEEN BY THE
AUDIENCEAUDIENCE
MASKSMASKS
COVERING FOR ALL, OR PART COVERING FOR ALL, OR PART OF, THE FACEOF, THE FACE
MIMEMIME
STYLISED FORM OF STYLISED FORM OF MOVEMENT WHICH CREATES MOVEMENT WHICH CREATES
AN ILLUSION OF REALITYAN ILLUSION OF REALITY
MIXING DESKMIXING DESK
CONTROL DESK FOR SOUND CONTROL DESK FOR SOUND EFFECT BEING USED IN THE EFFECT BEING USED IN THE
DRAMADRAMA
MONOLOGUEMONOLOGUE
A CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR A CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR THOUGHTS ALOUDTHOUGHTS ALOUD
MOVEMENTMOVEMENT
USE OF THE BODY AS A USE OF THE BODY AS A MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONMEANS OF COMMUNICATION
MUSICALMUSICAL
DRAMA WHICH INCLUDES DRAMA WHICH INCLUDES SONG AND/OR MUSICSONG AND/OR MUSIC
NARRATIONNARRATION
PART(S) OF THE DRAMA ARE PART(S) OF THE DRAMA ARE TOLD AS A STORY BY A TOLD AS A STORY BY A
NARRATORNARRATOR
PACE PACE
SPEED OF SPEECH OR SPEED OF SPEECH OR MOVEMENTMOVEMENT
PANTOMIMEPANTOMIME
CHRISTMAS THEATRICAL CHRISTMAS THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT, USUALLY ENTERTAINMENT, USUALLY
BASED ON FAIRY TALESBASED ON FAIRY TALES
PAUSEPAUSE
A BREAK IN SPEAKING; A BREAK IN SPEAKING; PERIOD OF SILENCEPERIOD OF SILENCE
PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE
PRESENTATION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE DRAMA TO AN AUDIENCEDRAMA TO AN AUDIENCE
PERSONAL PROPPERSONAL PROP
AN ITEM CARRIED BY OR AN ITEM CARRIED BY OR WORN BY A CHARACTER E.G. WORN BY A CHARACTER E.G. GLASSES, HANDBAG, WALLETGLASSES, HANDBAG, WALLET
PITCHPITCH
HOW HIGH OR LOW HOW HIGH OR LOW
THE VOICE ISTHE VOICE IS
PLAYPLAY
ANOTHER WORD FOR DRAMAANOTHER WORD FOR DRAMA
PLAYWRIGHTPLAYWRIGHT
PERSON WHO HAS WRITTEN PERSON WHO HAS WRITTEN
THE PLAYTHE PLAY
PLOTPLOT
STORYLINE OF THE DRAMASTORYLINE OF THE DRAMA
PRESENTINGPRESENTING
THE RESULT OF THE THE RESULT OF THE CREATING PROCESS, CREATING PROCESS,
INCLUDING PERFORMANCE INCLUDING PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATIONAND EVALUATION
PROFILE SPOTPROFILE SPOT
LANTERN GIVING A HARD LANTERN GIVING A HARD EDGED BEAM OF LIGHTEDGED BEAM OF LIGHT
PROMENADEPROMENADEAUDIENCE FOLLOWS THE ACTION AUDIENCE FOLLOWS THE ACTION
ON FOOT, MOVING FROM ONE ON FOOT, MOVING FROM ONE LOVATION TO ANOTHERLOVATION TO ANOTHER
PROMPTPROMPT
TO SUPPLY FORGOTTEN LINES TO SUPPLY FORGOTTEN LINES TO AN ACTORTO AN ACTOR
PROMPT COPYPROMPT COPY
MASTER COPY OF THE SCRIPT MASTER COPY OF THE SCRIPT WITH ALL OF THE MOVES AND WITH ALL OF THE MOVES AND
TECHNICAL EFFECTS TECHNICAL EFFECTS INCLUDEDINCLUDED
PROMPT SIDEPROMPT SIDELEFT HAND SIDE OF THE STAGE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE STAGE
WHERE PROMPT AND STAGE WHERE PROMPT AND STAGE MANAGER SIT DURING THE MANAGER SIT DURING THE
PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE
PROPSPROPS
SHORT FOR PROPERTIES –SHORT FOR PROPERTIES –
OBJECTS USED BY AN ACTOROBJECTS USED BY AN ACTOR
PROSCENIUM ARCHPROSCENIUM ARCH
STAGE WITHIN AN STAGE WITHIN AN
ENCLOSING ARCHENCLOSING ARCH
PYROTECHNICSPYROTECHNICS
STAGE FIREWORKSSTAGE FIREWORKS
RAKERAKE
SLOPE OF THE STAGESLOPE OF THE STAGE
(TO ALLOW ACTORS TO BE (TO ALLOW ACTORS TO BE SEEN)SEEN)
REGISTERREGISTER
APPROPRIATE SPEECH FOR APPROPRIATE SPEECH FOR THE PERSON BEING SPOKEN THE PERSON BEING SPOKEN TO, OR FOR THE SITUATIONTO, OR FOR THE SITUATION
REHEARSALREHEARSAL
PRACTICE OR PREPARATION PRACTICE OR PREPARATION OF A DRAMAOF A DRAMA
REHEARSEDREHEARSEDIMPROVISATIONIMPROVISATION
DRAMA DEVISED/CREATED DRAMA DEVISED/CREATED WITHOUT A SCRIPT WHICH IS WITHOUT A SCRIPT WHICH IS
REHEARSED BEFORE REHEARSED BEFORE PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION
REVOLVING STAGEREVOLVING STAGE
STAGE WHICH TURNS IN A STAGE WHICH TURNS IN A CIRCLECIRCLE
RHYTHMRHYTHM
MOVEMENTS WHICH FOLLOW MOVEMENTS WHICH FOLLOW A PATTERN OR BEATA PATTERN OR BEAT
ROLEROLE
PART PLAYED BY AN ACTOR/ PART PLAYED BY AN ACTOR/
ATTITUDE ADOPTEDATTITUDE ADOPTED
ROLE-PLAYROLE-PLAY
A MEANS OF EXPLORING A MEANS OF EXPLORING ATTITUDES AND BELIEFSATTITUDES AND BELIEFS
ROSTRAROSTRA
BLOCKS OR PLATFORMS USED BLOCKS OR PLATFORMS USED TO CREATE LEVELSTO CREATE LEVELS
SAFETY CHAINSAFETY CHAIN
USED TO ATTACH A LANTERN USED TO ATTACH A LANTERN TO THE LIGHTING BAR FOR TO THE LIGHTING BAR FOR
SAFETYSAFETY
SCENARIOSCENARIO
OUTLINE OF THE PLOT OF A OUTLINE OF THE PLOT OF A DRAMA, INCLUDING CHANGES DRAMA, INCLUDING CHANGES
IN TIME OR PLACEIN TIME OR PLACE
SCENESCENE
SECTION OF THE DRAMA, SET SECTION OF THE DRAMA, SET IN ONE PLACE AT ONE TIMEIN ONE PLACE AT ONE TIME
SCENERYSCENERYRESOURCES USED TO CREATE THE RESOURCES USED TO CREATE THE SETTING WHERE A DRAMA TAKES SETTING WHERE A DRAMA TAKES PLACE e.g. BACKCLOTH, ROSTRA, PLACE e.g. BACKCLOTH, ROSTRA,
FURNITUREFURNITURE
SCRIPTSCRIPT
THE WRITTEN WORDS OF A THE WRITTEN WORDS OF A DRAMADRAMA
SET (1)SET (1)
SCENERY USED TO SHOW SCENERY USED TO SHOW WHERE A DRAMA TAKES WHERE A DRAMA TAKES
PLACEPLACE
SET (2)SET (2)
TO PLACE A DRAMA AT A TO PLACE A DRAMA AT A CERTAIN TIME OR PLACECERTAIN TIME OR PLACE
SET PROPSET PROP
AN ITEM PLACED ON THE SET, AN ITEM PLACED ON THE SET, USUALLY PART OF ITUSUALLY PART OF IT
e.g. A LAMP, CLOCK, PICTUREe.g. A LAMP, CLOCK, PICTURE
SIGHT LINESSIGHT LINES
WHAT THE AUDIENCE SEES WHAT THE AUDIENCE SEES OF THE STAGE FROM WHERE OF THE STAGE FROM WHERE
THEY ARE SITTINGTHEY ARE SITTING
SLOW MOTIONSLOW MOTION
MOVEMENT PERFORMED AT A MOVEMENT PERFORMED AT A SLOWED DOWN SPEEDSLOWED DOWN SPEED
SOLILOQUYSOLILOQUY
A SINGLE LENGTHY SPEECH, A SINGLE LENGTHY SPEECH, MADE WHEN THERE ARE NO MADE WHEN THERE ARE NO
OTHER CHARACTERS ON OTHER CHARACTERS ON STAGESTAGE
SPECIAL EFFECTSSPECIAL EFFECTSUSED TO CREATE MOOD AND USED TO CREATE MOOD AND
ATMOSPHERE ON STAGE ATMOSPHERE ON STAGE
e.g. STROBE LIGHT, SMOKE e.g. STROBE LIGHT, SMOKE MACHINEMACHINE
SPONTANEOUSSPONTANEOUSIMPROVISATIONIMPROVISATION
DRAMA CREATED ‘ON THE DRAMA CREATED ‘ON THE SPOT’ WITHOUT SCRIPT OR SPOT’ WITHOUT SCRIPT OR
PLANPLAN
SPOTLIGHTSPOTLIGHT
BEAM OF LIGHT CREATED BY BEAM OF LIGHT CREATED BY A LANTERN FOR A PERSON A LANTERN FOR A PERSON OR PLACE ON THE ACTING OR PLACE ON THE ACTING
AREAAREA
STAGE DIRECTIONSSTAGE DIRECTIONS
WRITTEN OR SPOKEN ADVICE WRITTEN OR SPOKEN ADVICE ON HOE TO SET THE DRAMAON HOE TO SET THE DRAMA
STAGE WHISPERSTAGE WHISPER
A LOUD WHISPER INTENDED A LOUD WHISPER INTENDED TO BE HEARD BY THE TO BE HEARD BY THE
AUDIENCEAUDIENCE
STAGINGSTAGING
THE POSITION OF THE ACTING THE POSITION OF THE ACTING AREA RELATIVE TO THE AREA RELATIVE TO THE
AUDIENCEAUDIENCE
STANCESTANCE
ATTITUDE OR POSITION OF ATTITUDE OR POSITION OF THE BODYTHE BODY
STATUSSTATUS
IMPORTANCE RELATIVE TO IMPORTANCE RELATIVE TO OTHERSOTHERS
STEREOTYPESTEREOTYPE
AN EXAGGERATED PORTRAYAL AN EXAGGERATED PORTRAYAL OF A TYPE OF PERSONOF A TYPE OF PERSON
STIMULUSSTIMULUS
ANYTHING WHICH SUGGESTS ANYTHING WHICH SUGGESTS IDEAS WHICH CAN BE IDEAS WHICH CAN BE
DEVELOPED INTO A DRAMADEVELOPED INTO A DRAMA
STRIKESTRIKE
TO REMOVE ALL THE SET TO REMOVE ALL THE SET FROM THE ACTING AREAFROM THE ACTING AREA
STRUCTURESTRUCTURE
WAY IN WHICH TIME, PLACE WAY IN WHICH TIME, PLACE AND ACTION ARE SEQUENCEDAND ACTION ARE SEQUENCED
TABLEAUTABLEAU
A STAGE PICTURE, HELD A STAGE PICTURE, HELD WITHOUT MOVEMENTWITHOUT MOVEMENT
TABSTABS
CURTAINSCURTAINS
TARGET AUDIENCETARGET AUDIENCE
A SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE A SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE AT WHOM A DRAMA IS AIMEDAT WHOM A DRAMA IS AIMED
TENSIONTENSION
BUILD UP OF EXCITEMENTBUILD UP OF EXCITEMENT
THEATRE ARTSTHEATRE ARTS
THE COLLECTIVE NAME FOR THE COLLECTIVE NAME FOR LIGHTING, SOUND, PROPS, LIGHTING, SOUND, PROPS,
COSTUME, MAKE-UP AND SETCOSTUME, MAKE-UP AND SET
THEATRE IN THEATRE IN THE ROUNDTHE ROUND
AUDIENCE SEATED ON ALL AUDIENCE SEATED ON ALL SIDES OF THE ACTING AREASIDES OF THE ACTING AREA
THOUGHT TRACKINGTHOUGHT TRACKING
AN AID TO AN AID TO CHARACTERISATION: THE CHARACTERISATION: THE
CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR THOUGHTS ALOUDTHOUGHTS ALOUD
THOUGHT TUNNELTHOUGHT TUNNEL
CHARACTER(S) WALK PAST CHARACTER(S) WALK PAST OTHER CHARACTERS WHO OTHER CHARACTERS WHO
COMMENT ON THEIR COMMENT ON THEIR SITUATIONSITUATION
THRUSTTHRUST
AUDIENCE SEATED ON THREE AUDIENCE SEATED ON THREE SIDES OF THE ACTING AREASIDES OF THE ACTING AREA
TIMINGTIMING
SPEAKING, MOVING OR SPEAKING, MOVING OR PAUSING AT EXACTLY THE PAUSING AT EXACTLY THE
RIGHT MOMENTRIGHT MOMENT
TONETONE
CHANGE IN THE VOICE TO CHANGE IN THE VOICE TO EXPRESS EMOTIONEXPRESS EMOTION
TRAGEDYTRAGEDY
A DRAMA ABOUT UNHAPPY A DRAMA ABOUT UNHAPPY EVENTS AND WITH A SAD EVENTS AND WITH A SAD
ENDINGENDING
TRAPDOORTRAPDOOR
DOOR IN THE FLOORDOOR IN THE FLOOR
TREADSTREADS
STAIRSSTAIRS
TRUCKTRUCK
PIECE OF SCENERY ON PIECE OF SCENERY ON WHEELS FOR EASE OF WHEELS FOR EASE OF
MOVEMENTMOVEMENT
UP STAGE CENTREUP STAGE CENTRE(USC)(USC)
THE MIDDLE PART OF THE THE MIDDLE PART OF THE STAGE FURTHEST AWAY FROM STAGE FURTHEST AWAY FROM
THE AUDIENCETHE AUDIENCE
UP STAGE LEFTUP STAGE LEFT(USL)(USL)
THE LEFT HAND PART OF THE THE LEFT HAND PART OF THE STAGE, FURTHEST AWAY FROM STAGE, FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE AUDIENCE AS THE ACTOR THE AUDIENCE AS THE ACTOR
FACES THE AUDIENCEFACES THE AUDIENCE
UP STAGE RIGHTUP STAGE RIGHT(USR)(USR)
THE RIGHT HAND PART OF THE THE RIGHT HAND PART OF THE STAGE, FURTHEST AWAY FROM STAGE, FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE AUDIENCE AS THE ACTOR THE AUDIENCE AS THE ACTOR
FACES THE AUDIENCEFACES THE AUDIENCE
VENUEVENUE
PLACE WHERE THE DRAMA IS PLACE WHERE THE DRAMA IS PRESENTEDPRESENTED
VOICE-OVERVOICE-OVER
RECORDED SPEECH PLAYED RECORDED SPEECH PLAYED DURING THE DRAMADURING THE DRAMA
VOICES IN THE HEADVOICES IN THE HEAD
RECALL OF WORDS SAID BY RECALL OF WORDS SAID BY OTHERS ABOUT A OTHERS ABOUT A
CHARACTER OR SITUATIONCHARACTER OR SITUATION
VOLUMEVOLUME
LOUDNESS OR QUIETNESS OF LOUDNESS OR QUIETNESS OF THE VOICETHE VOICE
WINGSWINGS
SIDES OF A THEATRE STAGESIDES OF A THEATRE STAGE
PART 6 –PART 6 –TYPES OF VENUE FOR TYPES OF VENUE FOR
STAGING A STAGING A PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE
AVENUE:AVENUE:AUDIENCE SEATED ON TWO AUDIENCE SEATED ON TWO SIDES OF THE ACTING AREASIDES OF THE ACTING AREA
END ON:END ON:AUDIENCE SEATED AT AUDIENCE SEATED AT
ONE END – ACTING ONE END – ACTING AREA AT THE OTHERAREA AT THE OTHER
PROMENADE:PROMENADE:AUDIENCE FOLLOWS AUDIENCE FOLLOWS
THE ACTION ON FOOT, THE ACTION ON FOOT, MOVING FROM ONE MOVING FROM ONE
LOCATION TO ANOTHERLOCATION TO ANOTHER
PROSCENIUM ARCH:PROSCENIUM ARCH:STAGE WITHIN AN STAGE WITHIN AN ENCLOSING ARCHENCLOSING ARCH
THEATRE IN THE THEATRE IN THE ROUND:ROUND:
AUDIENCE SEATED ON AUDIENCE SEATED ON ALL SIDES OF THE ALL SIDES OF THE
ACTING AREAACTING AREA
THRUST:THRUST:AUDIENCE SEATED ON AUDIENCE SEATED ON THREE SIDES OF THE THREE SIDES OF THE
ACTING AREAACTING AREA
STAGE POSITIONSSTAGE POSITIONS