1. Copy the words and definitions into your binder.
Theatre Vocabulary
Copy the words and definitions into your binder.

2. Lesson 1 Vocabulary- Basics
Actor/Actress- A male or female person who performs a role in a play, work of theatre, or movie.
Blocking- The planning and working out of the movements of actors on stage.
Concentration -The ability of the actor/actress to be “in” character
Character -A personality or role an actor/actress re-creates.
Director -The person who oversees the entire process of staging a production.

3. Lesson 1 Vocabulary Continued
Gesture- An expressive movement of the body or limbs.
Mime- An incident art form based on pantomime in which conventionalized gestures are used to express ideas rather than represent actions; also, a performer of mime.
Monologue- A long speech by a single character.
Pantomime- Acting without words through facial expression, gesture, and movement.
Theatre- To imitate or represent life in performance for other people; the performance of dramatic literature; drama; the place where dramatic performances take place.

4. Lesson 2 Vocabulary- Voice
Articulation- the clear and precise pronunciation of words
Cue- a signal, either physical or verbal, that indicates something else is about to happen
Dialogue- the conversation between actors on stage
Projection- the act of using one’s voice to fill a performing space so that every member of the audience can hear him or her
Phrasing- how one divides his or her speeches into smaller parts to create emphasis of sounds and silences

5. Lesson 2 Continued pitch- how high or low one’s voice is
quality- whether one’s voice is shrill, nasal, raspy, breathy, or booming
Tempo- how fast or slow one speaks
Volume- how loud or soft one’s voice is
Inflection- the variety of one’s voice to express changing thoughts and emotions

6. Lesson 3 Vocabulary- Stage
Stage- the areas where actors perform
Stage right- the right side of the stage from the perspective of the actor facing the audience
Stage left- the left side of the stage from the perspective of the actor facing the audience
Center stage- the center of the area defined as the stage
Upstage- the area away from the audience

7. Lesson 3 Continued
Downstage- the area of the stage closest to the audience
Backstage- all the areas other than the acting space
Wings- the area immediately outside the scenery and unseen by the audience
Dressing rooms- private or semiprivate area where actors put on makeup, change clothes, and store their costumes for a show
Proscenium stage- a stage that is like a picture frame where the audience usually watches the action through a frame