Theatre Glossary (Mike Green)

The ability to understand word concepts.

Enacting a scene or play again while attending to improvement noted in the evaluation; roles are sometimes exchanged so students have the opportunity to play more than one character.

Reaction to stimulus presented by character, event, or environment.

The characteristic and expected social behavior of an individual in a given position (e.g., mother, employer). Role portrayal is likely to be more predictable and one-dimensional than character portrayal.

Enacting a person other than oneself in an improvisation based on a given dramatic situation.

An established set of standards used for the purpose of evaluation.