About Hilltop
Hilltop's Motto
Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Hilltop.
Ms Gabbert's favorite color (2 options)
pink or light purple
The Broadway show that has been running continuously for the longest amount of time — currently held by a musical about a masked figure in an opera house
(name the show)
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
This term for the area behind the main performance space where actors wait, props are stored, and quick changes happen
What is backstage?
This 2023 movie stars Margot Robbie as the titular doll who journeys to the real world.
What is Barbie?
This word describes the person who directs a movie, overseeing everything from acting to camera work
What is a director?
These are the names of the 2 acting teachers
The state Ms. Gabbert was born
Wisconsin
This musical set in the underworld won the 2019 Best Musical Tony and features the god Hermes as narrator.
What is Hadestown?
In theatre, this invisible boundary is the imaginary line separating the audience from the world of the play
What is the fourth wall?
This 1994 film follows a man with a low IQ who unwittingly influences several major historical events
What is Forrest Gump?
This word describes a single continuous piece of filming, before the camera cuts
What is a shot (or take)?
This is your principal (first and last name)
Who is Julie Jones
Ms Gabbert's favorite type of food
What is Indian food
This composer and lyricist, known for shows like Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods, is considered one of the most influential figures in modern musical theatre
What is Stephen Sondheim?
This word describes an actor's exit or entrance timed precisely with a line, sound, or lighting change
What is a cue?
This 1960 Alfred Hitchcock horror film features a famous shower scene and a twist involving its villain's mother
What is Psycho?
This French term describes the arrangement of everything visible in a frame — actors, lighting, props, set design
What is mise-en-scène?
The number of academies at Hilltop
8
(Acting, Set Design, Vocal Performance, Instrumental, Cinematography & Film, Dance, Production & Recording, Visual Arts)
12 years!
This award is Broadway's highest honor, given annually for outstanding achievement in live theatre
What is a Tony Award?
The name of the first actor who stepped out of the Greek Chorus
This 1975 Steven Spielberg film is often credited as the first modern "summer blockbuster"
What is Jaws?
This term refers to the background music and sound added to a film after filming is done
What is a soundtrack (or score)?
This is the opening date of the Hilltop Theater
October 1st
Where did Ms. Gabbert go to college or grad school?
Drake University- BFA Musical Theatre
New York University (NYU)- Musical Theatre & Vocal Performance & Vocal Pedagogy
This 1943 musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein is often credited as the first to fully integrate song, dance, and story
What is Oklahoma!?
In Greek theatres built around the 6th century BCE, it was the circular or semicircular flat ground located right in front of the performance area where the chorus sang and dance. It is now a name for the front part of where an audience sits.
What is the orchestra?
This director, known for Oppenheimer and Inception, wrote and directed 2026's The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as the title hero
Who is Christopher Nolan?
This editing technique creates meaning or emotion by juxtaposing two separate shots, pioneered in Soviet cinema
What is montage (or the Kuleshov Effect)?
How many students currently attend Hilltop? (Roughly)
A. 302
B. 160
C. 463
D. 650
B. 160
What is Ms. Gabbert's LEAST favorite musical?
Grease
This show reverses chronological order, moving backward in time to show how three friends drifted apart.
What is Merrily We Roll Along?
A thin metal template inserted into a light to project a shadow pattern.
What is a gobo?
The name of the fictional land where Frozen takes place?
What is Arendelle
Coined by French critics, this French term translates to "black film" and describes dark 1940s Hollywood crime dramas featuring cynical detectives and femme fatales
What is Film Noir