theatre

Question 1

collaboration

Answer 1

a group of actors working together to create an artistic whole rather than focusing on individuals

Question 2

blocking

Answer 2

the process of determining the placement or location of actors on stage and planning their movement in a scene

Question 3

set

Answer 3

the surroundings on stage, visible to the audience, in which the action of a play develops

Question 4

prop

Answer 4

all physical items on stage with the exception of the scenery

Question 5

act

Answer 5

a unit or division of a play, each of which is composed of scenes

Question 6

monologue

Answer 6

a long speech given by a single actor, often as if speaking to themselves and revealing their thoughts / feelings

Question 7

soliloquy

Answer 7

a passage of narration spoken by a single actor in which his or her thoughts are revealed to the audience

Question 8

audition

Answer 8

a tryout for a particular part in a play

Question 9

raising the stakes

Answer 9

making the scene personally important or of greater consequence to your characters
also a technique for advancing the scene