Technical Words pt. 2

Question 1

area of the AUDIENCE usually filled with seats

Answer 1

auditorium

Question 2

audience seated on two sides of the acting area

Answer 2

avenue

Question 3

canvas CLOTH which covers the back of the stage

Answer 3

backcloth

Question 4

the acting area is NOT LIT

Answer 4

blackout

Question 5

deciding WHERE AND WHEN actors move on stage

Answer 5

blocking

Question 6

specific PERSON in a drama

Answer 6

character

Question 7

CLOTHES worn by actors for their character

Answer 7

costume

Question 8

TO CHANGE from one lighting/sound to another with no blackout/silence in between

Answer 8

crossfade

Question 9

a CONVERSATION between characters

Answer 9

dialogue

Question 10

actions or remarks whose significance is NOT REALIZED by all the characters

Answer 10

dramatic irony

Question 11

final REHEARSAL of a drama with all the theater arts

Answer 11

dress rehearsal

Question 12

STRESS on a word or a phrase

Answer 12

emphasis

Question 13

audience seated at one END, acting area at the other

Answer 13

end on

Question 14

to LEAVE the acting area

Answer 14

exit

Question 15

acting out an event in the PAST

Answer 15

flashback

Question 16

acting out a FUTURE or imagined event

Answer 16

flashforward

Question 17

WOODEN FRAMES joined together and covered with canvas

Answer 17

flats

Question 18

FRAMES into which a door is built

Answer 18

door flat

Question 19

READING of a script done by actors who have not previously reviewed the play

Answer 19

cold reading

Question 20

a SIGNAL, either verbal or physical

Answer 20

cue