Theatre Vocab

3. (choreography, dancer, use of space) to move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.
7. The turning point in the conflict that forms the basis of the plot structure of a play.
8. The justification or reason for a particular action taken by the character.
9. The person who designs dance compositions and arranges dance movements and patterns.
10. Describes the audience as a whole or where the audience sits in the auditorium.
12. The patterns and arrangement of actors’ movements on stage with respect to each other and the performance space. Often referred to as “staging.”
15. Clothing worn by actors to portray specific characters.
19. The group of people attending a performance.
21. The specific “want” or “need” of one character.
23. The specific objects, thoughts, other characters, etc. that are stopping a character from fulfilling his or her objective.
24. The people in a play or dramatic work who portray the characters. This may be done through thought, action, dialogue, costumes, and makeup.
25. The locale, period, time in which the action of a play takes place.

1. A speech made by a single character. In classical plays, monologues are delivered to another character or characters.
2. The personality in a play or dramatic work. A character may be portrayed by an actor and developed through thought, action, dialogue, costumes, and makeup.
4. The process by which a performer reads for a part in a play.
5. The person responsible for writing plays for performance in the theatre.
6. A coordinated group of actors who work together for the common goal of a successful performance.
11. The conversation between two or more characters in a play.
13. The struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and antagonist.
14. a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
16. A particular moment or segment of a theatrical play.
17. The illumination of the performance dictated by the given circumstances of the play, including the source of light, the time of day, the mood of the play, as well as the specific requirements of the scenic design (for example, the areas to be lit).
18. Areas that are part of a stage deck but offstage (out of sight of the audience).
20. a genre of dramatic performance having a light or humorous tone that depicts amusing incidents and in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity.
22. The timing or movement of the dialogue in a script, often denoted by a pause in