Speak Out/Act Out Acting Vocab

Front

Extended block of dialogue for an actor

Back

Monologue

Front

Actor positions body toward audience

Back

Cheating

Front

Direction given to an actor.

Back

Cue

Front

Planning actors' movements on stage.

Back

Blocking

Front

Offstage areas to the left and right of the performance space

Back

Wings

Front

Imaginary divide separating audience from performance space.

Back

Fourth Wall

Front

Arrangement of actors and scenery on stage

Back

Mise-en-scene

Front

Move from one side of the stage to the other

Back

Cross

Front

Mark stage floor with colored tape for set pieces

Back

Spike

Front

Border surrounding the stage face

Back

Proscenium