Theatre Terms: Week #4

Dramatics - Mr. Dawursk

Kill:	Eliminate; for example, "kill the noise" means to be quiet
Left:	Stage area to actor's left as he faces the audience.
Leko:	Spotlight with an ellipsoidal reflector; hung from the auditorium ceiling to light downstage acting areas.
Levels:	Platforms of various heights.
Mask:	To cover something from audience view.
Mood:	Emotional state
Motivate:	To have a specific reason for saying or doing something; to show characters desires through voice and movement.
Notices:	Reviews by critics; dramatic criticism.
Olivette:	Floodlight in an open box.
Open Up:	To plat toward the audience.
Out Front:	Audience area
Pantomime:	Bodily movement and expression without dialogue.
Pick Up Cues:	To quickly begin a speech without allowing a pause between the first words of the speech and the cue.
Pin Rail:	Bar to which rigging ropes are tied.
Pit Or Orchestra:	Area between stage and first row of seats.
Places:	Warning of actors to assume their position on stage for the beginning of the scene.
Piano-Convex Spot:	Spotlight having a piano-convex lens.
Plant:	To call attention to an idea or item that will be important later in the play.
Plot:	[1.] Sequence of events in a play; [2.] Production plan of backstage items such as a light plot or a costume plot.
Pointing:	Emphasizing or stressing actions or words.
Practical:	Usable, such as a door that the actor can open.
Project:	Increase voice or action so they will carry to the audience
Prompt Book:	Contains script, blocking notations, warnings, crew charts and other information necessary for producing the play.
Properties:	Set furnishings include furniture, pictures, ornaments, drapes, etc…
Proscenium:	Permanent framed opening through which the audience sees the play.
Protagonist:	Main character with whom audience empathy lies.