Cross		All the circumstances (time, place, weather, past events, relationships, etc.) that affect a character’s actions in the play.
Cheat		What the character has to lose if he/she doesn’t achieve his/her objective.
Gesture		To play toward the audience while seeming to converse with others on stage.
Backstage		Imaginary wall between the stage and the audience.
Relationship		The connection between the characters, how they know/relate to one another.
Cover		To hide something from the audience, (usually a mistake.)
Crew		Conversation between two or more actors.
Obstacle		A large division of a play, a block of stage time.
Tactics		The actor’s version of “good luck,” derived form the days when a superior performance was rewarded by being invited to kneel before the king, thus bending (breaking) a leg.
Blocking		The driving force for the character, what he/she is after. The character’s goal in the scene. It is what your character wants, what they are fighting for, what their dream ending is.
Callback		What the character does to achieve the objective.
Fourth Wall		Dialogue or action made up by the actor. Often used in crowd scenes, or to cover a mistake.
Aside		All of an actor’s stage movements and positions. Where you move and when.
Stakes		The people who run the show backstage.
Cast		A character’s comments made directly to the audience rather than to the other characters on stage, (who supposedly don’t hear.)
Audition		Small division of a play within an act that marks a change of characters, place or action.
Dialogue		A movement of the body, or part of the body, to express or emphasize ideas, emotions, etc.
Breakaleg		A speech for one actor. (Often used for auditions).
Scene		To play toward the audience while seeming to converse with others on stage.
Objective		To move from one area of the stage to another.
Act		Detailed bits of stage action that help define a character, (for example: setting the table, knitting, flipping a coin, etc.)
GivenCircumstances		To increase intensity toward the climactic point of a monologue / scene / show.
Monolgue		The people in the show. The actors and actresses
Counter		The screening process of actors for the director – can be a prepared monologue or a reading of a scene given at the time of the audition. The actors job interview.
AdLib		Whatever stands in the way of a character’s goal or objective.
Project		A request from the director to see an actor again.
Build		Areas off stage that are beyond the audiences view.
Business		Speak louder (not screaming).