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Theater Terms #5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pace | is the movement or sweep of the play as it progresses |
| Showmanship | is a sense of theater and the ability to present oneself effectively to the audience; stage charisma |
| Bit part | is an acting role with very few lines |
| Dressing the stage | is keeping the stage picture balanced during the action |
| Ad lib | is to extemporize stage business |
| Feeding | is getting lines and actions in such a way that another actor can make a point or get a laugh |
| Foil | an acting role which is used for personality comparison usually with the protagonist or main character |
| At rise | is who and what are on stage when the curtain opens |
| Stage business | is any specification other than movement performed on the stage such as picking up a book or turning on a TV |
| Cut | is to stop or omit action |
| Exit or excent | to leave the stage |
| Blocking yourself | getting behind furniture or other actors so that you cannot be seen by the audience |
| Overlap | is to speak when someone else is speaking |
| The set | is the scenery for an act or scene |
| Plot | is to plan stage business, as to "plot" the action to plan a speech by working out the phrasing, emphasis and inflection |
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