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| ASIDE | Lines spoken by an actor directly to the audience, not meant to be heard by other characters. |
| CALL TIME | Notification of when the and crew are scheduled to begin a rehearsal or prepare for a performance. |
| BLOCKING | The movement of actors onstage. |
| STRIKE | To clear the stage of scenery and other materials. |
| TYPECAST | When an actor is repeatedly cast in the same kind of role. |
| UNDERSTUDY | An actor who learns and may have to perform in place of another actor. |
| UPSTAGING | Deliberately drawing focus onstage. |
| AD-LIB | Unrehearsed lines spoken during a performance. |
| PROMPT | To feed an actor his next line when he has forgotten it. |
| RUNTHROUGH | A rehearsal in which all elements except costumes and make up are put together in the correct order.as |
| COMIC RELIEF | A comic character, scene, or line in a serious play that provides a temporary relief from tension for the audience. |
| "BREAK A LEG" | A superstitious and widely accepted alternative to GOOD LUCK> |
| BREAKING CHARACTER | When an actor does or says something that is inconsistent with his or her character. |
| CALL BACK | An invitation to audition a second time after others have been eliminated. |
| CASTING | The process of choosing actors for a play. |
| BEAT | Short amount of time for a character to react, think, or pause; smallest division of action in a play. |
| CUE | Lines, action, or sound or lighting event that happens right before an actor speaks or takes some action.1 |
| DRAMATIC STRUCTURE | Writing format used in writing plays. |
| PLAYWRIGHT | A person that writes plays. |
| "PLANT" | An idea or phrase said several times to help the audience understand something funny, |
