Theatre Vocabulary

1. The speed at which words are spoken
3. The individual sound of your particular voice
5. A type of theatre space. The audience directly faces the playing area. A frame or arch around the front of the stage opening that separates the stage from the audience
7. The front of the stage that extends past the main curtain
9. Curtain A curtain that is hung on the side of the playing space. Used to hide actors and scenery
10. How you pronounce and enunciate your words
11. of House Areas of a theatre that an audience has access to
14. Left and right areas that are just offstage
15. Wall An imaginary wall between the audience and the actors onstage
16. The company of actors who perform together; a group of people who share a common goal
17. The area of the stage that is out of sight of the audience. Also called offstage
18. Where the audience sits
19. The line before a script line that lets the actor know when to speak
20. The relative highness or lowness of the voice at any given time

2. The formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech
4. A low, flat way of speaking; hardly any emotion if any at all
6. Drape The main curtain across the front of the stage
8. To move from one area of the stage to another
12. Variety in pitch, which makes the voice interesting
13. The strength of speaking or singing whereby the human voice is used powerfully and clearly
17. An actor’s physical movements on stage