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| House | The area that refers to the audience. |
| Technical Theater | Includes lighting, sound, set, design, props and cost. |
| Design | A purposeful plan for the spectacle of a play. |
| Ensemble | A group of actors working together to help achieve a group goal. |
| Symbol | An image, object, sound or movement that stands for or represents something else. |
| Producer | Oversees the business details of a play such as finances, ticket sales and publicity. |
| Tempo | The rate of speed at which a performance or elements of a performance occur. |
| Stage Business | Small actions performed by an actor without moving from one place to another. |
| Director | Assumes overall responsibility for the artistic interpretation and presentation of a dramatic work. |
| Creative Theater | The elements of theater that include acting, makeup, and costumes. |
| Cold Read | Reading aloud from a script without any rehearsal or practice. |
| Story Board | The story of a movie drawn in pictures, very much like a comic strip. |
| Thespis | The first vocal actor in history. |
| Prompter | A person or machine that is off stage ready to whisper forgotten lines to an actor during a performance. |
| Casting | The selection of actors or performers for the parts of a presentation. |
| Proscenium Stage/Theater | The stage that is found in over 90% of all theaters. |
| Makeup | A product that is used to enhance the appearance of characters. |
| Lights | Illuminates the actors and sets on stage. |
| Performance | Presenting a play for an audience |
| Script | Written by a playwright and given to the actors. It provides the written dialogue, description and directions for the production |
| Acts | The major divisions of a scene. |
| Nine | The number of areas that an average stage is divided into for blocking purposes. |
| Up Stage | The area on stage furthest away from the audience |
| Down Stage | The area on the stage closest to the audience. |
| Actor's Right Side | The side of the body the Director is referring to when giving blocking instructions on stage. |
