Theatre Vocabulary

What do we call the written text of a play, including dialogue and stage directions?

A script

What do we call a speech in which a character, alone on stage, reveals their inner thoughts to the audience?

A soliloquy

What do we call the area behind or to the side of the main stage, hidden from the audience?

Backstage (the wings)

What is 'blocking' in theatre?

The planned movement and positioning of actors on stage

What do we call the struggle or problem that drives the plot of a play?

Conflict