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Drama Terms

Enhance your theatrical knowledge with key drama terms! This guide covers essential vocabulary like "Ad-lib," the art of improvisation, and "Dumbshow," a non-verbal performance parody. Understand stage elements such as "Backdrop," "Box-set," and "Wings" to familiarize yourself with theatre scenery and layout. Learn about the significance of "Dress Rehearsal," "Cue," and how actors cheat out to engage the audience better. This resource is perfect for budding performers and theatre enthusiasts alike!

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Drama Terms

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  1. Drama Terms

  2. Ad-lib: to make up words on the spot along with script

  3. Aside: speaking indirectly to the audience

  4. Backdrop: background on stage that is easily moved, curtain

  5. Box-set: interior room, only 3 sides, no roof

  6. Call Back: second audition for a role

  7. Cheat out: actor positions body towards audience

  8. Cue: signals actions, actors or technology

  9. Dress Rehearsal: full costume, “mock show”

  10. Dumbshow: NVC parody of a full length show

  11. Flat: wooden backdrop. More permanent.

  12. Floor Plan: drawing of a set, bird’s eye view

  13. Follow Spot: spotlight that follows one character

  14. House: where the audience is seated

  15. Melodrama: overacting

  16. Pit: where the orchestra is seated, below the front of the stage

  17. Sightlines: backstage, audience view of performance

  18. Wings: sides of the stage

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