Acting Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Blocking
A
stage movement
2
Q
cross
A
movement from one place to another
3
Q
cue
A
a signal for the next action
4
Q
improvisation
A
acting without a script
5
Q
offer
A
an idea
6
Q
downstage, upstage, left, right
A
stage directions
7
Q
exit
A
to leave the stage
8
Q
backstage
A
anything behind the scenes
9
Q
house
A
audience
10
Q
props
A
anything object the actor uses
11
Q
exposition
A
sets up the story
12
Q
proscenium stage/ arch
A
when the audience sits in front of the stage; like most stages
13
Q
thrust stage
A
when the audience sits around the stage
14
Q
opening up
A
facing the audience
15
Q
upstaging/ stealing the scene
A
taking focus inappropriately
