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Way of speaking used in a local area or country Accent
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Type of clay used for altering the shape of the nose or chin and/or making warts and wounds NOSE PUTTY
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Used to attach a lantern to the lighting bar for safety SAFETY CHAIN
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Control board for lighting LIGHTING DESK
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add soft furnishings such as table cloth, cushions, pictures and pre-set props Dress the set/set dressing
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Liquid rubber which can be used to make skull cap moulds and false noses LATEX
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Lightweight frames and boards for creating levels Portable staging
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A loud whisper intended to be heard by the audience STAGE WHISPER
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Clear pronunciation of words articulation
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Outline of the plot of a drama including changes in time and place SCENARIO
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Beam of light created by a lantern for a person or place on the acting area SPOTLIGHT
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Downstage Centre
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Plastic head-shaped covering to give appearance of baldness SKULL CAP
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A drama presented through dance moves Dance Drama
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The process of fully developing a character Characterisation
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Focussing Positioning the lanterns to get the desired lighting
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Explanation of symbols on a ground plan KEY
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Clearness of the Voice Clarity
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Worn by actors for their character MAKE UP
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Glue used to attach hair to the face SPIRIT GUM
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A form of drama in which a fairy tale is told. Usually performed at Christmas time PANTOMIME
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The collective name for lighting, sound, costume, props, makeup and set THEATRE ARTS
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UP STAGE LEFT
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The position of the acting area relative to the audience STAGING
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A drama about unhappy events and with a sad ending TRAGEDY
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Section of a drama set in one place at one time. Scene
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UP STAGE RIGHT
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The whole acting area is evenly lit WASH (general wash)
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Place where a drama is presented VENUE
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Enter To come on stage
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Fresnel Spot Lantern giving a soft edged beam of light
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Flash Forward (convention) acting out of a future or imagined event
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a conversation between two or more characters Dialogue
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Downstage Left (DSL)
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Master copy of the script with all moves and technical effects included PROMPT COPY
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Stage curtains TABS
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Blocks or platforms used to create levels ROSTRA
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A signal for an actor to do or say something, or for a lighting or sound effect to begin or end cue
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Recorded speech played during a drama VOICE OVER
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Build up of tension or excitement TENSION
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Evaluate To judge the strengths and weaknesses of a drama
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Change of voice to express emotion TONE
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Written or spoken advice on how to act in a drama STAGE DIRECTIONS
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UP STAGE CENTRE
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A specific group of people at whom a a drama is aimed TARGET AUDIENCE
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Film placed in front of a lantern to change the colour of the beam. Gel
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A character speaks their thoughts aloud (with another person on stage) MONOLOUGE
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Sticks of make-up in different colours used to create lines, bruises, shading, highlighting LINERS
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Using light colours to make face areas stand out SHADING
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a break in speech, or a period of silence PAUSE
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Flats Wooden frames, joined together and covered with canvas which can be painted
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Soft pencils in different colours which are easily smudged and blended PENCILS
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Movement performed at a slowed down speed SLOW MOTION
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A list of costumes for each character in a drama Costume list
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Follow Spot Powerful profile used to follow actors around the acting area
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Dramatic Irony Actions or remarks whose significance is not realised by all the characters. (you know something the characters don’t)
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Left hand side of the stage where prompter and stage manager sit during performance PROMPT SIDE
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A documentary style drama, including reconstruction of events Docu-drama
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Powder, liquid or capsules which create the effect of bleeding FAKE BLOOD
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The way to write down lighting effects LFX
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Table in the wings on which all props are placed for actors to collect as they enter and replace as they exit Props table
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Costume which reflects clothing from a time in history PERIOD COSTUME
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Canvas cloth which covers the back of the stage & can be painted Back cloth O----------O
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Scene by scene breakdown which sequences time, place and action. STUCTURE
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Audience seated all around the acting area THEATRE IN THE ROUND
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Fluency Natural flowing speech
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Rising and falling of voice INTONATION
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Non acting area behind the stage Backstage
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Window Flat Frames into which a window is built
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Part of the stage in front of the curtain APRON
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Dress Rehearsal Final rehearsal of a drama with all the theatre arts added
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A means of exploring attitudes and beliefs ROLE PLAY
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Stage within an enclosing arch PROSCENIUM ARCH STAGE
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A drama which is funny/comical comedy
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To remove all the set from the acting area STRIKE
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Form The overall Style of a drama
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Use of the body as a means of communication MOVEMENT
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Recall of words said by others about a character or situation VOICES IN THE HEAD
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Exit To leave the acting area
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Natural, flowing speech FLUENCY
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Presentation of a drama to an audience PERFORMANCE
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Speed of movement or speech PACE
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Basic skin colour FOUNDATION
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An item carried or worn by a character e.g. glasses/handbag PERSONAL PROP
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Alternative ways of presenting a drama Conventions
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Anything which suggests ideas which can be developed into a drama STIMULUS
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The acting area is not lit Blackout
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Sides of a theatre stage WINGS
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A stage picture held without movement TABLEAU
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Front of House Any job in the theatre that involves the audience (box office, bar, ushers etc)
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Scars created with make-up, putty or scarring material SCARRING
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To supply forgotten lines to an actor PROMPT
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What the audience sees of the stage from where they are sitting SIGHT LINES
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The lighting/sound is faded out slowly Slow fade to
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A drama created on the spot without a script or a plan SPONTANEOUS IMPROVISATION
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Used to create an unshaven look or the appearance of cracked veins STIPPLE SPONGE
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one actor unintentionally preventing another from being seen by the audience Masking
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Forum Theatre The audience suggest changes to a drama in order to affect the outcomes
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Movement of the hand or arm which communicates a meaning or emotion gesture
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Clothes worn by actors for their characters Costume
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Key moment, scene, character, relationship or event in a drama FOCUS
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Short for properties- objects used by an actor PROPS
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Scenery used to show where and when a drama takes place SET
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A single lengthy speech, made when no other characters are on stage SOLILOQUY
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Facial expression Look on the face which shows emotion
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How high or low the voice is PITCH
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The back wall of the stage which can be painted or lit cyclorama
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The lighting/sound is faded out quickly Fast fade to
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the written words of a drama SCRIPT
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Door in the floor through which actors can ascend or descend TRAP DOOR
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Stylised form of movement creating the illusion of reality MIME
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Focus Key moment, scene, character, relationship or event in a drama
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Loudness or quietness of the voice VOLUME
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A form of drama which includes songs and/or music MUSICAL
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Area above the stage from where scenery/actors are flown in on pulleys flies
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Used to create the look of a missing tooth by blacking out an existing one TOOTH VARNISH
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Resources used to create the setting where a drama takes place, SCENERY
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Piece of scenery on wheels for ease of movement TRUCK
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Position of the body –how it is held POSTURE
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See through material which cannot be seen through when lit from the front, but can be seen through when lit from behind GAUZE
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Stage Fireworks PYROTECHNICS
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Parts of the drama are told as a story NARRATOR/NARRATION
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Lantern giving a wide spread of light FLOOD
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Plaits of artificial hair which can be cut and trimmed to form eyebrows, moustaches and beards CREPE HAIR
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Freeze Frame (convention) the action is frozen in time
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Clamp used to secure lantern to lighting bar or stand G- clamp
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Emphasis Stressing a word or a phrase
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Centre Stage Right (CSR)
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Master copy of the script with all moves and technical effects included PROMPT COPY
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Adjustable metal flaps attached to the front of a fresnel spotlight for shaping the beam of light Barndoors
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Person who has written the play PLAY WRIGHT
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Door flat Frames into which a door is built
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The process of developing a drama’s content and roles through practical exploration, experimentation and problem solving. (in the drama process) Creating
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Frozen Picture A tableau but the foundation word
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Flood Lantern giving a wide spread of light
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Appropriate speech for the person being spoken to, or for the situation REGISTER
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Any job in the theatre which involves dealing with the audience (e.g. the box office, bar, usher) FRONT OF HOUSE
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An aid to characterisation where the character speaks their thoughts out loud THOUGHT TRACKING
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Movements which follow a pattern or a beat RHYTHM
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Flies Area above the stage from where scenery/actors are flown in on pulleys
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Part played by an actor/ attitude adopted ROLE
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An item placed on the set, usually part of it e.g. a lamp, clock, picture SET PROP
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Centre Stage (CS)
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The result of creating process, including performance and evaluation PRESENTING
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Drama devised/ created without a script which is rehearsed before presentation REHEARSED IMPROVISATION
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A loud whisper intended to be heard by the audience STAGE WHISPER
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An exaggerated portrayal of a type of person STEREOTYPE
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End on Stage Audience seated at one end-acting area at the other
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Thin metal plate cut out in a pattern and placed in a lantern to project pattern or shape into the acting area gobo
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Deciding where and when actors will move on stage Blocking
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Used to create a mood or atmosphere on stage using specific devices. E.g. strobe light, mirror ball, smoke machine SPECIAL EFFECTS
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Covering for all, or part, of the face MASK
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Audience follows the action on foot moving from one location to another PROMENADE
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Blackout is achieved instantly Snap to
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Specific person in a drama Character
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Questioning a character in the role HOT SEATING
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Lantern giving a hard edged beam of light PROFILE SPOT
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Control desk for sound effect being used in a drama MIXING DESK
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Stage which turns in a circle Revolving stage
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Attitude or position of the body STANCE
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Area of the seating above the stalls and below the balcony DRESS CIRCLE
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Speaking or moving at exactly the right time TIMING
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Centre Stage Left (CSL)
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Stairs TREADS
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character (s) walk past other characters who comment on the situation THOUGHT TUNNEL
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Keeping and even distribution of weight Balance
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Practise or preparation of a drama REHEARSAL
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Messages given by the position or movement of the body Body Language
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Areas of seating above the stage BALCONY
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Area in which actors wait when not on stage during a performance GREEN ROOM
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Slope of stage (to allow actors to be seen) RAKE
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Bird’s eye view of the set showing what is on the set, entrances/exits and the position of the audience GROUND PLAN
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Story line of a drama PLOT
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To change from one lighting cue to another with no blackout in between or to change from one sound cue to another with no silence in between Crossfade
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Flashback (convention) Acting out of an event in the past
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Audience seated on three sides of the acting area Thrust staging
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The position of the acting area relative to the audience STAGING
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Importance relative to others STATUS
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A remark to the audience only aside
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People watching the Drama audience
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Drapes which curtain off the sides, or back of the stage BLACKS
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Lowest area of seating, not above stage height STALLS
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The area for the audience, generally filled with seats Auditorium
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