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