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55 Cards in this Set
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ad-lib
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improvise stage business or conversation
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at rise
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who and what are onstage when the curtain rises
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back/stage
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area back or behind the stage
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bit part
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acting role with a few lines
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blocking yourself
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getting behind someone or something so you cant be seen
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building a scene
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using dramatic devices to bring emphasis.
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business
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any specific action preformed onstage
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counter cross
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a movement onto the opposite direction of a stage picture
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cover
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to obstruct the view of the audience
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cross
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movement of actor from one part of the stage to the other
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cue
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stage signal to stop business
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C
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center stage mark
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curtain
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drapery that shuts off audience from stage
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cut
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to stop action; to omit
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cut in
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to interrupt speech of another charachter
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down/stage
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part of stage towards the audiance
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dressing the stage
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placing furnishings or props on the stage
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enter
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to move onto the stage
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exit
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to leave the stage
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feeding
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giving lines or actions in such a way that another character can make a point or have a laugh
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foil
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an acting role used as a comparison usually with the main character.
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hand props
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items carried by an individual character
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Hit
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to emphasize a line with extra force
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holding for laughs
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waiting for audience to calm down to give a funny line.
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leading center
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body part of actor used to lead movements to exclaim a personality trait.
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left and right
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terms for an actors POV (point of view)
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master gesture
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a distinctive action that shows a characters personality trait
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milk
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draw the maximum response from on comic lines.
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off/stage
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off the visible stage
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on/stage
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the visible stage
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overlap
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to speak to someone while someone is speaking
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pace
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the movement or sweep of the play progressing
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places
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the stage
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Plot
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to plan stage places
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Plot
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to plan stage places
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Pointing lines
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emphasizing an idea
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Principles
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the main characters in the play
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Properties of props
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all the stage furnishings
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ring up
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to raise the curtain
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role scoring
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the analysis of a character
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script scoring
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marking a script
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set
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the scenery of a play
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set props
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properties of the stage used by actors
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sides
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scripts put onstage for the actors
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stealing a scene
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changing the scene from the main character to you
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subtext
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between the lines
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tag line
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last speech by actor or play
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taking
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giving the actor more freedom to move across the stage
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tempo
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the speed of the action as it moves across the play
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timing
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the execution of a piece
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top
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to make a line stronger
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up/stage
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the area towards the stage
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upstaging
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the area towards the stage
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walk-on
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a character with no lines
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earn due
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notifications for an upcoming action or line.
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