1. Way of speaking used in a local area or country Accent

2. Type of clay used for altering the shape of the nose or chin and/or making warts and wounds NOSE PUTTY

3. Used to attach a lantern to the lighting bar for safety SAFETY CHAIN

4. Control board for lighting LIGHTING DESK

5. add soft furnishings such as table cloth, cushions, pictures and pre-set props Dress the set/set dressing

6. Liquid rubber which can be used to make skull cap moulds and false noses LATEX

7. Lightweight frames and boards for creating levels Portable staging

8. A loud whisper intended to be heard by the audience STAGE WHISPER

9. Clear pronunciation of words articulation

10. Outline of the plot of a drama including changes in time and place SCENARIO

11. Beam of light created by a lantern for a person or place on the acting area SPOTLIGHT

12. Downstage Centre

13. Plastic head-shaped covering to give appearance of baldness SKULL CAP

14. A drama presented through dance moves Dance Drama

15. The process of fully developing a character Characterisation

16. Focussing Positioning the lanterns to get the desired lighting

17. Explanation of symbols on a ground plan KEY

18. Clearness of the Voice Clarity

19. Worn by actors for their character MAKE UP

20. Glue used to attach hair to the face SPIRIT GUM

21. A form of drama in which a fairy tale is told. Usually performed at Christmas time PANTOMIME

22. The collective name for lighting, sound, costume, props, makeup and set THEATRE ARTS

23. UP STAGE LEFT

24. The position of the acting area relative to the audience STAGING

25. A drama about unhappy events and with a sad ending TRAGEDY

26. Section of a drama set in one place at one time. Scene

27. UP STAGE RIGHT

28. The whole acting area is evenly lit WASH (general wash)

29. Place where a drama is presented VENUE

30. Enter To come on stage

31. Fresnel Spot Lantern giving a soft edged beam of light

32. Flash Forward (convention) acting out of a future or imagined event

33. a conversation between two or more characters Dialogue

34. Downstage Left (DSL)

35. Master copy of the script with all moves and technical effects included PROMPT COPY

36. Stage curtains TABS

37. Blocks or platforms used to create levels ROSTRA

38. A signal for an actor to do or say something, or for a lighting or sound effect to begin or end cue

39. Recorded speech played during a drama VOICE OVER

40. Build up of tension or excitement TENSION

41. Evaluate To judge the strengths and weaknesses of a drama

42. Change of voice to express emotion TONE

43. Written or spoken advice on how to act in a drama STAGE DIRECTIONS

44. UP STAGE CENTRE

45. A specific group of people at whom a a drama is aimed TARGET AUDIENCE

46. Film placed in front of a lantern to change the colour of the beam. Gel

47. A character speaks their thoughts aloud (with another person on stage) MONOLOUGE

48. Sticks of make-up in different colours used to create lines, bruises, shading, highlighting LINERS

49. Using light colours to make face areas stand out SHADING

50. a break in speech, or a period of silence PAUSE

51. Flats Wooden frames, joined together and covered with canvas which can be painted

52. Soft pencils in different colours which are easily smudged and blended PENCILS

53. Movement performed at a slowed down speed SLOW MOTION

54. A list of costumes for each character in a drama Costume list

55. Follow Spot Powerful profile used to follow actors around the acting area

56. Dramatic Irony Actions or remarks whose significance is not realised by all the characters. (you know something the characters don’t)

57. Left hand side of the stage where prompter and stage manager sit during performance PROMPT SIDE

58. A documentary style drama, including reconstruction of events Docu-drama

59. Powder, liquid or capsules which create the effect of bleeding FAKE BLOOD

60. The way to write down lighting effects LFX

61. Table in the wings on which all props are placed for actors to collect as they enter and replace as they exit Props table

62. Costume which reflects clothing from a time in history PERIOD COSTUME

63. Canvas cloth which covers the back of the stage & can be painted Back cloth O----------O

64. Scene by scene breakdown which sequences time, place and action. STUCTURE

65. Audience seated all around the acting area THEATRE IN THE ROUND

66. Fluency Natural flowing speech

67. Rising and falling of voice INTONATION

68. Non acting area behind the stage Backstage

69. Window Flat Frames into which a window is built

70. Part of the stage in front of the curtain APRON

71. Dress Rehearsal Final rehearsal of a drama with all the theatre arts added

72. A means of exploring attitudes and beliefs ROLE PLAY

73. Stage within an enclosing arch PROSCENIUM ARCH STAGE

74. A drama which is funny/comical comedy

75. To remove all the set from the acting area STRIKE

76. Form The overall Style of a drama

77. Use of the body as a means of communication MOVEMENT

78. Recall of words said by others about a character or situation VOICES IN THE HEAD

79. Exit To leave the acting area

80. Natural, flowing speech FLUENCY

81. Presentation of a drama to an audience PERFORMANCE

82. Speed of movement or speech PACE

83. Basic skin colour FOUNDATION

84. An item carried or worn by a character e.g. glasses/handbag PERSONAL PROP

85. Alternative ways of presenting a drama Conventions

86. Anything which suggests ideas which can be developed into a drama STIMULUS

87. The acting area is not lit Blackout

88. Sides of a theatre stage WINGS

89. A stage picture held without movement TABLEAU

90. Front of House Any job in the theatre that involves the audience (box office, bar, ushers etc)

91. Scars created with make-up, putty or scarring material SCARRING

92. To supply forgotten lines to an actor PROMPT

93. What the audience sees of the stage from where they are sitting SIGHT LINES

94. The lighting/sound is faded out slowly Slow fade to

95. A drama created on the spot without a script or a plan SPONTANEOUS IMPROVISATION

96. Used to create an unshaven look or the appearance of cracked veins STIPPLE SPONGE

97. one actor unintentionally preventing another from being seen by the audience Masking

98. Forum Theatre The audience suggest changes to a drama in order to affect the outcomes

99. Movement of the hand or arm which communicates a meaning or emotion gesture

100. Clothes worn by actors for their characters Costume

101. Key moment, scene, character, relationship or event in a drama FOCUS

102. Short for properties- objects used by an actor PROPS

103. Scenery used to show where and when a drama takes place SET

104. A single lengthy speech, made when no other characters are on stage SOLILOQUY

105. Facial expression Look on the face which shows emotion

106. How high or low the voice is PITCH

107. The back wall of the stage which can be painted or lit cyclorama

108. The lighting/sound is faded out quickly Fast fade to

109. the written words of a drama SCRIPT

110. Door in the floor through which actors can ascend or descend TRAP DOOR

111. Stylised form of movement creating the illusion of reality MIME

112. Focus Key moment, scene, character, relationship or event in a drama

113. Loudness or quietness of the voice VOLUME

114. A form of drama which includes songs and/or music MUSICAL

115. Area above the stage from where scenery/actors are flown in on pulleys flies

116. Used to create the look of a missing tooth by blacking out an existing one TOOTH VARNISH

117. Resources used to create the setting where a drama takes place, SCENERY

118. Piece of scenery on wheels for ease of movement TRUCK

119. Position of the body –how it is held POSTURE

120. See through material which cannot be seen through when lit from the front, but can be seen through when lit from behind GAUZE

121. Stage Fireworks PYROTECHNICS

122. Parts of the drama are told as a story NARRATOR/NARRATION

123. Lantern giving a wide spread of light FLOOD

124. Plaits of artificial hair which can be cut and trimmed to form eyebrows, moustaches and beards CREPE HAIR

125. Freeze Frame (convention) the action is frozen in time

126. Clamp used to secure lantern to lighting bar or stand G- clamp

127. Emphasis Stressing a word or a phrase

128. Centre Stage Right (CSR)

129. Master copy of the script with all moves and technical effects included PROMPT COPY

130. Adjustable metal flaps attached to the front of a fresnel spotlight for shaping the beam of light Barndoors

131. Person who has written the play PLAY WRIGHT

132. Door flat Frames into which a door is built

133. The process of developing a drama’s content and roles through practical exploration, experimentation and problem solving. (in the drama process) Creating

134. Frozen Picture A tableau but the foundation word

135. Flood Lantern giving a wide spread of light

136. Appropriate speech for the person being spoken to, or for the situation REGISTER

137. Any job in the theatre which involves dealing with the audience (e.g. the box office, bar, usher) FRONT OF HOUSE

138. An aid to characterisation where the character speaks their thoughts out loud THOUGHT TRACKING

139. Movements which follow a pattern or a beat RHYTHM

140. Flies Area above the stage from where scenery/actors are flown in on pulleys

141. Part played by an actor/ attitude adopted ROLE

142. An item placed on the set, usually part of it e.g. a lamp, clock, picture SET PROP

143. Centre Stage (CS)

144. The result of creating process, including performance and evaluation PRESENTING

145. Drama devised/ created without a script which is rehearsed before presentation REHEARSED IMPROVISATION

146. A loud whisper intended to be heard by the audience STAGE WHISPER

147. An exaggerated portrayal of a type of person STEREOTYPE

148. End on Stage Audience seated at one end-acting area at the other

149. Thin metal plate cut out in a pattern and placed in a lantern to project pattern or shape into the acting area gobo

150. Deciding where and when actors will move on stage Blocking

151. Used to create a mood or atmosphere on stage using specific devices. E.g. strobe light, mirror ball, smoke machine SPECIAL EFFECTS

152. Covering for all, or part, of the face MASK

153. Audience follows the action on foot moving from one location to another PROMENADE

154. Blackout is achieved instantly Snap to

155. Specific person in a drama Character

156. Questioning a character in the role HOT SEATING

157. Lantern giving a hard edged beam of light PROFILE SPOT

158. Control desk for sound effect being used in a drama MIXING DESK

159. Stage which turns in a circle Revolving stage

160. Attitude or position of the body STANCE

161. Area of the seating above the stalls and below the balcony DRESS CIRCLE

162. Speaking or moving at exactly the right time TIMING

163. Centre Stage Left (CSL)

164. Stairs TREADS

165. character (s) walk past other characters who comment on the situation THOUGHT TUNNEL

166. Keeping and even distribution of weight Balance

167. Practise or preparation of a drama REHEARSAL

168. Messages given by the position or movement of the body Body Language

169. Areas of seating above the stage BALCONY

170. Area in which actors wait when not on stage during a performance GREEN ROOM

171. Slope of stage (to allow actors to be seen) RAKE

172. Bird’s eye view of the set showing what is on the set, entrances/exits and the position of the audience GROUND PLAN

173. Story line of a drama PLOT

174. To change from one lighting cue to another with no blackout in between or to change from one sound cue to another with no silence in between Crossfade

175. Flashback (convention) Acting out of an event in the past

176. Audience seated on three sides of the acting area Thrust staging

177. The position of the acting area relative to the audience STAGING

178. Importance relative to others STATUS

179. A remark to the audience only aside

180. People watching the Drama audience

181. Drapes which curtain off the sides, or back of the stage BLACKS

182. Lowest area of seating, not above stage height STALLS

183. The area for the audience, generally filled with seats Auditorium