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remark to the audience only Audience People watching a drama  \nAuditorium The area for the audience, generally filled with seats  \nB  \nBackcloth Canvas cloth which covers the back of the stage: can be painted Backstage Non-acting area behind the stage  \nBalance Keeping an even distribution of weight  \nBarndoors Adjustable metal flaps attached to the front of a fresnel spotlight for shaping the beam of light Blackout The acting area is not lit  \nSlow fade to Blackout-The lighting/sound is faded out slowly Fast fade to Blackout-The lighting/sound is faded out quickly Snap to Blackout- is achieved instantly  \nBlocking Deciding where and when actors will move on stage  \nBody Language Messages given by the position or movement of the body  \nC  \nCentre Stage (CS) The centre area of the stage  \nCentre Stage Left The left hand centre side of the acting area as the actor faces (CSL) the audience  \nCentre Stage Right The right hand centre side of the acting area as the actor (CSR) faces the audience  \nCharacter Specific person in a drama  \nCharacterisation The process of fully developing a character Clarity Clearness of the voice  \nComedy A drama which is funny/comical  \nConventions Alternative ways of presenting parts of a drama Costume Clothes worn by actors for their character  \nCreating The process of developing a drama’s content and roles through practical exploration, experimentation and problem solving  \nCrossfade To change from one lighting cue to another with no blackout in between, or to change from one sound cue to another with no silence in between  \nCue A signal for an actor to do or say something, or for a lighting or sound effect to begin or end Cyclorama The back wall of the stage which can be painted or lit  \nD  \nDance Drama A drama presented through dance moves Dialogue A conversation between two or more characters Diction The use of clear speech  \nDocu-drama A documentary style drama, including reconstructions of events Down Stage Centre The middle part of the stage nearest the audience (DSC)  \nDown Stage Left The part of the stage nearest the audience on the left as the actor (DSL) faces the audience Down Stage Right The part of the stage nearest the audience on the right as the actor (DSR) faces the audience  \nDramatic Irony Actions or remarks whose significance is not realised by all the characters Dress rehearsal Final rehearsal of a drama with all the theatre arts  \nE  \nEmphasis The stress on a word or phrase  \nEnd on Audience seated at one end – acting area at the other  \nEnter To come on stage  \nEvaluate To judge the strengths and weaknesses of a drama Exit To leave the acting area  \nF  \nFacial expression Look on face which shows emotion Flashback Acting out an event in the past Flashforward Acting out of a future or imagined event  \nFlats Wooden frames, joined together and covered with canvas, which can be painted door flat Frames into which a door is built  \nwindow flat Frames into which a 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