| A | B |
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| Performance | Presenting a play for an audience |
| Props | Objects used by an actor on stage including furniture |
| Character | The "who" in a scene, play or story. |
| Articulation | The clear and precise pronunciation of words. |
| Improvisation | A performance with little or no rehearsal. |
| Scene | A small segment of a play, usually in one time and one setting. |
| Dialogue | Words spoken by actors to express thoughts, emotions and actions. |
| Blocking | The coordination of the actors movements within the space/stage. |
| Gesture | The expressive movement of the hands or other part of the body that communicates character |
| Costume | The clothing an actor wears to represent character |
| Cue | A signal (sight or sound) to begin acting |
| Monologue | A speech within a play delivered by a single actor. |
| Pantomime | Communication using movement without speech |
| Plot | The pattern of events in drama or literature. |
| Critique | The constructive criticism of the effectiveness or the appropriateness of the choices made by the creator/performer. |
| Actor | Someone who performs a roll on stage. |
| Dress Rehearsal | The full rehearsal, in costume, to practice a show as it will be on show night. |
| Stage | The raised part of the theater where the play is performed. |
| Audition | A tryout for actors who want to be in a play. |
| Audience | The spectators of an event. |
| Aristotle | The person that wrote the six elements of drama. |
| Headshot | A photograph attached to a resume that is used to promote an actor. |
| Puppeteer | Someone who performs with puppets. |
| Shakespeare | The worlds most famous playwright |
| Voice | An actor's tools are their _________, imagination and body. |
