{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/theater-terms",
 "id": "theater-terms",
 "title": "Theater Terms",
 "category": "arts-music",
 "subject": "Theater",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12",
  "adult"
 ],
 "description": "Stage directions, jobs and words used in plays and musicals.",
 "tags": [
  "theater",
  "drama",
  "stage"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Term",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Upstage",
   "The part of the stage farthest from the audience"
  ],
  [
   "Downstage",
   "The part of the stage nearest the audience"
  ],
  [
   "Stage left",
   "The actor's left as they face the audience"
  ],
  [
   "Stage right",
   "The actor's right as they face the audience"
  ],
  [
   "Center stage",
   "The middle of the stage"
  ],
  [
   "Wings",
   "The off-stage areas to the sides of the stage"
  ],
  [
   "Backstage",
   "The area behind and around the stage the audience cannot see"
  ],
  [
   "Proscenium",
   "The arch framing the stage opening"
  ],
  [
   "Apron",
   "The part of the stage in front of the curtain"
  ],
  [
   "Curtain",
   "The cloth that opens and closes to hide the stage"
  ],
  [
   "Backdrop",
   "A large painted cloth at the back of the stage"
  ],
  [
   "Set",
   "The scenery and furniture of a play"
  ],
  [
   "Props",
   "Objects actors handle on stage"
  ],
  [
   "Costume",
   "Clothing worn by actors"
  ],
  [
   "Script",
   "The written words of a play"
  ],
  [
   "Cue",
   "A signal for an action to start"
  ],
  [
   "Line",
   "The words an actor speaks"
  ],
  [
   "Dialogue",
   "A conversation between characters"
  ],
  [
   "Monologue",
   "A long speech by one character"
  ],
  [
   "Soliloquy",
   "A speech in which a character speaks thoughts aloud alone"
  ],
  [
   "Aside",
   "A comment spoken to the audience that other characters do not hear"
  ],
  [
   "Blocking",
   "Where and how actors move on stage"
  ],
  [
   "Rehearsal",
   "Practice before a performance"
  ],
  [
   "Dress rehearsal",
   "The final practice with costumes, lights and sound"
  ],
  [
   "Cast",
   "The actors in a show"
  ],
  [
   "Understudy",
   "An actor who learns a role to replace the main actor if needed"
  ],
  [
   "Ensemble",
   "A group of actors who perform together, often in small roles"
  ],
  [
   "Lead",
   "A main role"
  ],
  [
   "Director",
   "The person who guides the whole production"
  ],
  [
   "Stage manager",
   "The person who runs the show during performances"
  ],
  [
   "Producer",
   "The person who raises money and organizes a production"
  ],
  [
   "Playwright",
   "The person who writes a play"
  ],
  [
   "Designer",
   "Someone who plans set, lights, costumes or sound"
  ],
  [
   "Stagehand",
   "A crew member who moves scenery and props"
  ],
  [
   "Audition",
   "A tryout for a role"
  ],
  [
   "Callback",
   "A second audition"
  ],
  [
   "Casting",
   "Choosing actors for parts"
  ],
  [
   "Spotlight",
   "A strong beam that lights one actor or area"
  ],
  [
   "Gel",
   "A colored sheet placed over a light"
  ],
  [
   "Blackout",
   "All stage lights turned off at once"
  ],
  [
   "Intermission",
   "A break in the middle of a show"
  ],
  [
   "Act",
   "A main section of a play"
  ],
  [
   "Scene",
   "A smaller section of an act in one place and time"
  ],
  [
   "Prologue",
   "An introduction at the start"
  ],
  [
   "Epilogue",
   "A short ending speech or scene"
  ],
  [
   "Plot",
   "The story's events"
  ],
  [
   "Conflict",
   "The problem or struggle in a story"
  ],
  [
   "Climax",
   "The most exciting moment"
  ],
  [
   "Protagonist",
   "The main character"
  ],
  [
   "Antagonist",
   "The character who opposes the main character"
  ],
  [
   "Comedy",
   "A play that is funny and ends happily"
  ],
  [
   "Tragedy",
   "A serious play that ends sadly"
  ],
  [
   "Musical",
   "A play told with songs and dance"
  ],
  [
   "Improv",
   "Acting made up on the spot"
  ],
  [
   "Pantomime (mime)",
   "Acting without words, using movement"
  ],
  [
   "Puppetry",
   "Telling stories using puppets"
  ],
  [
   "Projection",
   "Speaking loudly and clearly so everyone can hear"
  ],
  [
   "Enunciation",
   "Speaking each word clearly"
  ],
  [
   "Stage fright",
   "Nervousness before performing"
  ],
  [
   "Break a leg",
   "A way to wish an actor good luck"
  ],
  [
   "Tableau",
   "A frozen picture made by actors"
  ],
  [
   "Fourth wall",
   "The imaginary wall between actors and audience"
  ],
  [
   "Breaking the fourth wall",
   "When a character talks directly to the audience"
  ],
  [
   "Greek theater",
   "Ancient plays performed in open-air stages in Greece"
  ],
  [
   "Globe Theatre",
   "London theater where Shakespeare's plays were performed"
  ],
  [
   "William Shakespeare",
   "English playwright who lived from 1564 to 1616"
  ],
  [
   "Broadway",
   "Famous theater district in New York City"
  ],
  [
   "Ham it up",
   "Overact for comic effect"
  ],
  [
   "Green room",
   "A waiting room for performers"
  ],
  [
   "Pit",
   "The area where the orchestra plays in front of the stage"
  ],
  [
   "Fly system",
   "Ropes and pulleys that lift scenery above the stage"
  ]
 ]
}