| A | B |
| improvisation | acting without a script |
| spontaneity | being creative and doing something right off the top of your head |
| illusion of the first time | the sense that actors give an audience that the actions onstage have never taken place before |
| scene-stealing | drawing attention away form another actor inappropriately |
| character-centered action | the plot revolces around characters facing a numbers of different situations |
| situation-centered action | a number of characters facing one situation |
| motivated sequence | a natural response to a stimulus: experience,register,respond or react |
| individual improvisations | improvs done by one person |
| interpretation | bringing a character to life from the script or just from an idea |
| character | a person in a play |
| plot | the action of a play |
| situation | the things that the characters must face and deal with |