Know Your Troupe
Shabuya. Rolling eyes emoji. Boots. Scared of Siena.
Who is Nathan White?
This songwriter tragically died the night before previews began for his groundbreaking musical Rent.
Who is Jonathan Larson?
In improv, this two-word phrase is used to accept and build on your scene partner’s ideas.
What is "Yes, and..."?
A road trip to the “Helperbot Yards” becomes the emotional turning point of this futuristic romance musical.
What is Maybe Happy Ending?
During a recent tour of this musical, nearly the entire cast reportedly got sick at the same time. Additionally, a crucial member of the cast has recently passed away.
What is Legally Blonde?
This person is our GOAT. Seriously she should be the troupe mascot.
Who is Kamaile Carpenter?
This legendary duo wrote classic musicals including The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, and South Pacific.
Who are Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II?
This acting method encourages performers to draw from their own emotional memories to create realistic performances.
What is Method Acting?
Multiple former Disney stars have starred in this recent Broadway adaptation of a popular novel.
What is The Great Gatsby?
The original Broadway production of this musical famously sold actual pie at intermission.
What is Waitress?
He was once a smol bean who was too shy to hang out with us but now he's family.
Who is Uncle Mike?
This composer’s mother reportedly told him his music sounded like “a CAT walking on a piano.”
Who is Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Actors often study this playwright to improve their handling of heightened language, long monologues, and complex subtext.
What is Shakespeare?
This musical explores what happens after childhood adventure fades and the children of Neverland grow up.
What is Lost Boys?
This Broadway revival featured a Punahou alum in the ensemble alongside an actress who is known for her inability to read.
What is Funny Girl?
This Thespian is continuing theatre in a college in the middle of nowhere.
Who is Caris Leong?
Before becoming famous on Broadway, this songwriter worked as a substitute teacher and wedding singer.
Who is Anaïs Mitchell?
This term refers to the hidden meaning or unspoken thoughts underneath a character’s dialogue.
What is subtext?
This musical begins with a missed flight and ends with a wedding cake that has definitely seen better days.
What is Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)?
This actress accidentally became a viral theatre meme after aggressively riffing the final note of “The Wizard and I” during a bootleg clip.
Who is Mary Kate Morrissey?
This Thespian threw up on the bus right behind Siena and Jariya but they didn't know so they thought the smell was from someone opening up their legs.
This composer is known for refusing standing ovations during early previews because he believed the show still needed work.
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
This acting technique teaches performers to get “out of their head” and focus completely on their scene partner through repetition exercises.
What is the Meisner technique?
This musical spans decades of friendship between a Broadway performer and a singer whose careers move in very different directions.
What is Beaches?
This failed 2011 Broadway musical about a superhero became infamous for technical disasters and actors getting injured mid-flight.
What is Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark?