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Theater Vocab 2
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7th Grade
03/06/2012

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Farce   
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A comedy with exaggerated characterizations, abundant physical or visual humor, and, often, an improbable plot. 
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Form   
Definition
The overall structure or shape of a work that frequently follows and established design. Forms may refer to a literary type (e.g., narrative form, short-story form, dramatic form) or to pattern of meter, line, and rhymes (e.g., stanza form, verse form). 
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Formal theatre    
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Theatre that focuses on public performance in the front of an audience and in which the final production is most important. 
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Genre   
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In literary and dramatic studies, genre refers to the main types of literary form, principally tragedy and comedy. The term can also refer to forms that are more specific to a given historical era, such as the revenge tragedy, or to more specific sub-genres of tragedy and comedy, such as the comedy of manners. 
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Gesture   
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An expressive movement of the body or limbs.    
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Greek theatre    
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Theatrical events in honor of the god Dionysus in Ancient Greece and included play competitions and a chorus of masked actors. 
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Improvisation   
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A spontaneous style of theatre through which scenes are created without advance rehearsal or a script. 
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Informal theatre    
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A theatrical performance that focuses on small presentations, such as one taking place in a classroom setting. Usually, it is not intended for public view. 
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Kabuki   
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One of the traditional forms of Japanese theatre, originating in the 1600’s and combining stylized acting, costumes, makeup, and musical accompaniment. 
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Level   
Definition
The height of an actor’s head actor as determined by his or her body position (e.g., sitting, lying, standing, or elevated by an artificial means). 
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Make-up   
Definition
Cosmetics and sometimes hairstyles that an actor wears on stage to emphasize facial features, historical periods, characterizations, and so forth. 
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Masks   
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Coverings worn over the face or part of the face of an actor to emphasize or neutralize facial characteristics. 
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Melodrama   
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A dramatic form popular in the 1800s and characterized by an emphasis on plot and physical action (versus characterization), cliff-hanging events, heart- 
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Mime   
Definition
An incident art form based on pantomime in which conventionalized gestures are used to express ideas rather than represent actions; also, a performer of mime. 
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Monologue   
Definition
A long speech by a single character.    
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Motivation   
Definition
A character’s reason for doing or saying things in a play.    
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Musical theatre    
Definition
A type of entertainment containing music, songs, and, usually, dance.    
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Noh   
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One of the traditional forms of Japanese theatre in which masked male actors use highly stylized dance and poetry to tell stories. 
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Objective   
Definition
A character’s goal or intention    
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Pacing   
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The tempo of an entire theatrical performance.    
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Pantomime   
Definition
Acting without words through facial expression, gesture, and movement.    
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Pitch   
Definition
The highness or lowness of voice    
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Play   
Definition
The stage representation of an action or a story; a dramatic composition.    
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Playwright   
Definition
A person who writes plays.    
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Position   
Definition
The orientation of the actor to the audience (e.g., full front, right profile, left profile). 
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Projection   
Definition
The placement and delivery of volume, clarity, and distinctness of voice for communicating to an audience. 
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Props (properties)    
Definition

Items carried on stage by an actor; small items on the set used by the actors.

 

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Proscenium   
Definition
The view of the stage for the audience; also called a proscenium arch. The archway is in a sense the frame for stage as defined by the boundaries of the stage beyond which a viewer cannot see. 
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Protagonist   
Definition
The main character of a play and the character with whom the audience identifies most strongly. 
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Puppetry   
Definition
Almost anything brought to life by human hands to create a performance. Types of puppets include rod, hand, and marionette. 
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Rehearsal   
Definition
Practice sessions in which the actors and technicians prepare for public performance through repetition. 
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