Drama and Theatre Arts Vocabulary (NAIAS SEARCH)

The ability to focus and keep one’s attention fixed on the matter at hand!

The words used by the characters to communicate their thoughts.

The ability to remember feelings in order to recreate them with honesty and sincerity when playing a character.

Imitating the movement of characters, such as an elephant, a clown, a bird.

Imitating sounds, such as wind, thunder, animals.

Activities which focus on the body using energy to communicate ideas or feelings.

Action, movement, and gesture (without words).

The process by which people use their senses to gain information from the physical environment.

The animation of objects to create characters in dramatic situations.

Responding to a stimulus. Drama is built upon the action and reaction of the characters.

A form of puppetry using flat puppets, hands, or human silhouettes presented behind a backlighted sheet.

Improvising or acting-out characters in a scene or story.

The staging devices, such as sets, props, lights, and costumes, used to enhance the plot and the characters.

An activity in which the children focus their attention on limbering up their bodies and/or voices.

Improvising a story based on literature.