| term | Description |
|---|---|
| stage | |
| curtain | |
| stage right | |
| stage left | |
| act | |
| scene | |
| scenery | |
| backdrop | |
| break a leg | A way of saying good luck before a show |
| curtain call | |
| cue card | |
| improv | Short for improvisation |
| improvisation | |
| ad lib | |
| call time | |
| rehearse | |
| audition | |
| cast | |
| standing ovation | |
| intermission | |
| cold reading | |
| understudy | |
| actor | |
| actress | |
| director | |
| dramaturge | |
| dress rehearsal | |
| exit | |
| theater in the round | |
| full house | |
| lead | |
| got the lead | |
| got the lead role | |
| method acting | |
| monologue | |
| soliloquy | |
| I got the part! | |
| call sheet | |
| is auditioning for the part of | |
| understudy | |
| prompt | |
| wardrobe | |
| catwalk | |
| read through | |
| run through | |
| upstage | |
| prop | |
| stage prop | |
| downstage | |
| script | |
| lines | |
| memorize your lines | |
| missed a line | |
| forgot his line | |
| typecast | |
| backstage | |
| dialog | |
| choreographer | |
| callback | |
| double | |
| stunt double | |
| dressing room | |
| hand props | |
| opening night | |
| open call | |
| pantomime | |
| set | |
| set designer | |
| take | |
| on the first take | |
| it took nine takes | |
| trap door | |
| wing | |
| apron | |
| house left | |
| house right | |
| viewing gallery | |
| stalls | |
| orchestra pit | |
| balcony | |
| box | |
| vomitorium | |
| control booth | |
| box office | |
| interpretation | |
| footlights | |
| house manager | |
| stage manager | |
| lighting |