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Focusing a strong light on one individual or a group, often used for solos or duets in order to attract the audience’s attention to the most important people onstage
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To ad lib or invent dialogue not in the script
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A speech performed by one performer, giving depth and insight into a characters thoughts or feelings; also called a soliloquy
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A style of overacting that focuses on contrived action rather than realistic characterization or situations; dramatized for effect.
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Stage area beyond the acting area, including the dressing rooms
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Speech or short scene that sometimes follows the main action of a play
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Areas of the stage not in view of the audience
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difficult task of matching the actors who auditioned for the production with the roles in the play or musical
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A female actor
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A group of performers that make up the community of characters within a play, having few lines individually, and seen on stage as one entity.
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Someone whose verbalized responses to the play or script are thought to enrich the experience for others.
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A play which is a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece
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Division of an act, usually denoting a change in time or place; can also be the descriptor for the locale of a play
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The story line of a play developed through a logical unfolding of a series of events.
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The major division of a play
