1. Basic Theatre Terminology Beginning Drama

2. Stage Fright A nervous feeling felt by someone who is going to appear in front of an audience

3. Drama A piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on stage

4. Energy The fuel that drives acting, enlivens performances, creates empathy, and makes forceful characters

5. Focus The direction of an actor’s intention, action, emotion, or line delivery to a specific target

6. Action That which happens on stage to hold the audience’s attention

7. Open Out An actor positions their body and feet to open out their body to face the audience

8. Cross To move from one position to another on stage

9. Convention Special or traditional ways of doing things. Theatre Convention – The fourth wall

10. Blocking - The precise movement and positioning of actors on the stage

11. Constructive Criticism The process of offering valid and well-reasoned opinions about the work of others, usually involving both positive and negative comments, in a friendly manner, rather than an oppositional one. The purpose of which is to help, not harm the performer.