Theatre Terms
What is theatre?
Acting out a story to a live audience.
A character's goal or want.
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What are the different parts of Tech Theatre?
Lighting
Sound
Props
Costume
Set
The part of a story that establishes the characters, the location, and the situation.
The exposition!
A long speech spoken by one character to another.
Monologue.
Blocking
Where the actors go/do on stage during a scene.
An obstacle is...
Something that gets in the way of the character getting what they want.
Something an actor holds during a play.
A prop!
The most intense part of a story. The point of no return.
The climax!
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T/F - Monologues can be speeches given to the audience.
FALSE! A monologue is always given to another character on stage.
Stage Left is where on the stage?
The left side of the stage from the actor's perspective.
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Who created the method of acting most commonly used today?
T/F - You can do a show without any technical theatre.
FALSE. -- All theatre has technical theatre in it.
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What makes a story interesting?
Conflict!
What your character wants the most in your monologue.
Their objective.
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3 Qualities of the voice are. . .pitch, rate, tone, quality, volume, clarity
In order for you to understand a character you must do this thing:
Read the script.
What is the scenery called in theatre?
The set.
When the story wraps up and you see what happens after the climax of a show.
Resolution.
T/F - A monologue is from the perspective of a certain character in a show.
TRUE!
What 2 things help an audience understand a character's emotions without using words?
Body language and facial expressions!
Imagining yourself in the shoes of a character is called...
The "magic if"
You need to design a costume for a show. What are 4 steps to do that?
Read the play.
Research different outfits.
Draw the costume/put them on a vision board.
Build the costume.
What are 3 different ways you can tell a story in theatre?
Tableau
Pantomime
Acting
Singing
Dancing
Technical theatre
Quick! Memorize this! You have 30 seconds.
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all