Acting Terms

2. a person who supervises actors and directs the action in a play
6. the area out of sight from the audience
7. scripted words to be spoken by actors
9. longer sections of text based on narrative structure, similar to a chapter
10. object used by actors during performance
12. a short scene or passage that provides some background before the main story begins
14. group of actors in a play
15. the setting of Almost, Maine is based on this county
16. clothes worn by the actors onstage

1. stage _______ is what we call the right side of the stage as seen from the audience's point of view
2. stage ________ is the name for information found in parentheses on movement, expression, and/or sound/visual detail; not read aloud in performance
3. shorter sections of text based on setting; curtains close and staging is changed; typically begins and ends with characters walking on/offstage
4. stage _______ is what we call the left side of the stage as seen from the audience's point of view
5. the scenery and furniture on stage
8. the author of a play
9. characters thinking aloud for the audience; not heard by other characters unless specifically indicated
11. a lengthy speech by a character, could be spoken to another
13. the back of the stage, further from audience