1. Risk

2. RISK actions that are different from the norm

3. RESPECT

4. Being considerate and accepting of other people’s property, background, opinions and likes and dislikes

5. TRUST

6. The ability to risk with others without the fear of humiliation

7. ENSEMBLE

8. WORKING TOGETHER AS A GROUP

9. GIVE AND TAKE

10. GIVE AND TAKE TAKING TURNS, KNOWING WHEN TO TAKE A TURN IS AS IMPORTANT AS KNOWING WHEN TO GIVE A TURN

11. DICTION

12. SPEAKING CLEARLY AND CORRECTLY

13. VOLUME

14. HOW LOUD OR SOFT YOUR VOICE IS (DO NOT SAY HIGH OR LOW)

15. RATE

16. HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU TALK / SHORT PAUSE // LONG PAUSE

17. EMPHASIS

18. TO STRESS THE IMPORTANT WORD IN THE SENTENCE TO ADD MEANING AND EMOTION

19. PROJECTION

20. FILLING THE SPACE WITH YOUR VOICE - STAGE WHISPER

21. MONOLOGUE

22. 1 person talking To self To another person To audience

23. PITCH

24. The highness or lowness of your voice -bring your pitch up for questions -lower your pitch for authority

25. DIALOGUE

26. When two or more people are talking on stage. In a script it looks like this: James: I’m cold Nikki: Shut the door then!

27. OFF BOOK

28. The day your lines are supposed to be memorized

29. AUDITION

30. Audition When you try out for a play to get an acting part - Cold reading -Prepared monologue- 1 minute

31. objective

32. Objective What your character wants

33. Obstacle

34. obstacle What keeps your character from getting what they want

35. actions

36. action What your character does to get what they want

37. Beat change

38. When your character changes action —the mood on stage changes and you switch positions on stage

39. Blocking

40. blocking The movement on stage by actors

41. Audience etiquette

42. How the audience should behave during a performance

43. scene

44. What you say to start and finish your scene

45. critique

46. Giving complements & constructive criticism

47. Constructive criticism

48. Constructive criticism Saying how to make it better (helpful) vs. saying what is horrible

49. 4 TH WALL

50. 4 th wall The imaginary wall that separates the actors from the audience

51. AREAS of THE STAGE

52. AREAS OF THE STAGE USRUSCUSL CSRCSCSL DSRDSCDSL HOUSE

53. ARENA

54. A stage with the audience on all four sides

55. THRUST

56. A stage with the audience on 3 sides

57. PROSCENIUM

58. A stage with the audience on 1 side

59. HOUSE

60. The audience portion of the theatre

61. LEVELS

62. 1-10 CREATING DIFFERENT HEIGHTS ON STAGE -MAKES IT MORE INTERESTING -EASIER TO SEE -SHOWS RELATIONSHIPS & EMOTION

63. DIAGONALS

64. -MOVE ON DIAGONALS -PUT SET ON DIAGONALS Why? -EASIER TO SEE -MORE INTERESTING

65. CHEAT OUT

66. TURN AND FACE AUDIENCE AKA OPEN UP

67. CROSS

68. TO MOVE ACROSS THE STAGE SHOWN BY AN X

69. MOTIVATION

70. WHAT MAKES THE CHARACTER MOVE ON STAGE– A REASON THE CHARACTER MOVES ALL MOVEMENT MUST BE MOTIVATED ON STAGE TO LOOK REALISTIC

71. Wings

72. wings The offstage area (stage right and stage left) WHERE: The actors wait for their entrance Props are stored Quick costume changes are made YOU SHOULD NEVER TALK IN THE WINGS

73. Orchestra pit

74. Orchestra Pit The sunken in area where the orchestra plays during a musical

75. Catwalk

76. The suspended area above and in front of the stage where lights are hung. Other special effects can be done here. Special rules apply for safety purposes.

77. Greenroom

78. The room where the actors & technicians can hang out before the show Warm-ups Be loud Monitor

79. Apron

80. The outer edge of the stage — often it looks like it is wearing an apron

83. Stage Picture

84. What the stage looks like. SHOULD BE INTERESTING! Diagonals Expression Active Levels

85. Plant your feet Move on the beat changes

86. Planting your feet Keeping your feet COMPLETELY STILL NEVER PACE on stage

87. Counter

88. When an actor moves the other actor moves in the opposite direction to balance out the stage picture.

89. Business

90. Any activity your character does on stage. Connect it to the dialogue (what you are saying) EX. If your character is really mad when they are washing dishes—scrub the dishes extra hard.

91. Props

92. Any item an actor can carry and use (not set) Bring props from home for your scenes. It makes it more interesting and easier for you!

93. Ad-lib

94. When you forget a line— making something up so that you can stay in character and keep the scene going.

95. RUN THRU

96. To perform the scene or play NON-STOP without breaking character. If you forget a line ad-lib.

97. Technical (Tech)

98. Tech Lights, sound, costumes, props, special effects, etc.

99. Cue

100. CUE The signal for a tech element to “go”. Ex. Cue for the lights to go out—the last line of the play

101. Technical Rehearsal

102. The rehearsal for all technical elements and technical cues. Actors must be really patient.

103. Rendering

104. A drawing that shows a design for: -costume -set -lights -props In color, shows mood & lots of detail!

105. Ground Plan

106. Ground Plan A drawing for the set -In pencil only—no color -Drawn as if looking down on the set- bird’s eye view -In scale—used to build the set

107. Lighting plot

108. Lighting Plot A diagram of the lighting design Shows the technicians -what kind of light to hang -where to hang it -where to focus it

109. Title Block

110. How designers title their drawings: Name of Play Drawing Type Falcon Theatre Date Designer’s Name

111. Portfolio

112. A collection of work to display. -Neatly presented/bound -Best work available All professional designers and artists have a portfolio that they use to audition or apply for jobs.

113. Cyclorama

114. A big white sheet that stretches across the upstage wall that is meant for lighting design Light it for background *look like the sky *different colors

115. Unit Set

116. A set made up of PLATFORMS PLYLONS FLATS STEP UNITS (stairs) RAMPS Used for school UIL Competition. Standardized so every school has same resources.

117. Platform

118. A rectangular set piece to help create levels. Part of the UIL Set

119. Pylons

120. Used like pillars. Part of the UIL set.

121. Flats

122. Flat Used to create walls. Part of the UIL Set.