Basic Theatre VocabularyBasic Theatre Vocabulary

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CLIMAXCLIMAX

DenouementDenouement

BLOCKINGBLOCKING

ANTAGONISTANTAGONIST

ASIDE

FORESHADOWINFORESHADOWINGG

LAZZI

EXPOSITION

Exposition Exposition Play Play Epilogue Epilogue

PantomimePantomime

Soliloquy

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