Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
Taking audience attention away from the proper focal point. | Stealing the Scene |
Take down set and props after the show's performance. | Strike |
Final line of play. | Tag Line |
To capture audience attention legitimately, as opposed to "give" and "share." | Take Stage |
Overhead curtain that masks the first border of lights and that regulates the height of the proscenium opening. | Teaser |
Basic idea of the play that gives unity to all elements | Theme |
refers to the stanislavski approach to acting. | The Method |
Under emphasize a line or action | Throw Away |
To give lines and movement at the exact, effective moment. | Timing |
To exceed the tempo and pitch of the previous speech | Topping |
Side curtains or flats that adjust the proscenium width at the extreme down right and left. | Tormentors |
Opening in stage floor that permits actors to enter from beneath the floor or to the exit beneath it. | Trap |
Auditions for parts in a play. | Tryouts |
Actor who is able to play a given role in an emergency | Understudy |
Area farthest away from audience, toward the backstage wall. | Upstage |
Rolling platform on which horizon scenery or lights are placed for quick changes. | Wagon |
A part where the actor walks on and off stage without having any lines to say. | Walk On |
To notify that a cue is approaching | Warn |
Off stage to right or left of the acting area | Wings |
White lights used solely for rehearsal. In some theatres the strip lights are used in place of work lights | Work Lights |
Compartmental lamps that hang on the first border to help blend acting area spots; usually wired for three colors | X- ray border |