THEATRE TERMINOLOGY

5. A person who provides specific in-depth knowledge and literary resources to a director, producer, theatre company, or even the audience.
6. The purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity, fear, grief, etc.) affected in a work of tragedy.
8. One of the traditional forms of Japanese theatre, originating in the 1600’s and combining stylized acting, costumes, makeup, and musical accompaniment.
10. A spontaneous style of theatre through which scenes are created without advance rehearsal or a script.
13. A person or a situation that opposes another character’s goals or desires.
17. A character’s reason for doing or saying things in a play.
19. Opposition of persons or forces giving rise to dramatic action.
20. The tempo of an entire theatrical performance.
21. A group of theatrical artists working together to create a theatrical production.
22. The planning and working out of the movements of actors on stage.
23. quality The characteristics of a voice, such as shrill, nasal, raspy, breathy, booming, and so forth.
25. Practice sessions in which the actors and technicians prepare for public performance through repetition.
26. The point of greatest dramatic tension or transition in a theatrical work.
27. Almost anything brought to life by human hands to create a performance. Types of puppets include rod, hand, and marionette.

1. The conversation between actors on stage.
2. A comedy with exaggerated characterizations, abundant physical or visual humor, and, often, an improbable plot.
3. The main character of a play and the character with whom the audience identifies most strongly.
4. Items carried on stage by an actor; small items on the set used by the actors.
6. Two or more people working together in a joint intellectual effort.
7. Information that is implied by a character but not stated by a character in dialogue, including actions and thoughts.
9. A decisive point in the plot of a play on which the outcome of the remaining action depends.
11. The stage area toward the audience.
12. The person who oversees the entire process of staging a production.
14. Used as a noun, the stage area away from the audience; used as a verb, to steal the focus of a scene.
15. A long speech by a single character.
16. The area where actors perform.
18. The pronunciation of words, the choice of words, and the manner in which a person expresses himself or herself.
24. Opinions and comments based on predetermined criteria that may be used for self- evaluation or the evaluation of the actors or the production itself.
28. The tempo of an entire theatrical performance.