Glossary Worksheet 1

5. People who move props and set on and off stage.
7. A person who supplies the actors with their lines if they dry.
9. A rehearsal where light and sound levels are set.
13. The person responsible for dealing with the business issues of the play like rights, advertising, contracts, etc.
14. When the stage manager warns and calls the actors to come into the wings to wait to go on stage.
15. A small body movement that helps and actor express an idea or feeling.
16. A movement or area towards the audience.
17. To forget ones lines when acting.
18. The person who is acting out the character.

1. Spoken words on stage.
2. The area out of view of the audience including the wings.
3. A movement or area away from the audience.
4. A signal to begin acting.
6. The sides of the stage where actors wait before moving on stage; used for entrances and exits.
8. The frame surrounding the stage through which the play is viewed.
10. A scene performed without a script; may be spontaneous, as in Theatre sports, or rehearsed.
11. The place where the audience sits in a theatre.
12. The person who controls the backstage area during a production.