Theatre Basics
A speech given by a single actor on stage
What is a monologue?
What actors wear in Greek theatre to portray the character they are playing
What is a mask?
The three types of Japanese theatre
What is Kabuki, Noh, and Bunraku?
What a character wants to achieve in a scene
What is a goal?
The process an actor/actress must go through to get cast in a play or musical
What is audition?
The rules of improv
1. Agree with your scene partner, 2. Add new information, 3. Make your scene partner look good
The form of Japanese theatre that uses puppets
What is Bunraku?
Turning the front of your body out to the audience on stage
What is cheat(ing) out?
What you say when giving a "slate" in theatre
The group of actors that speak together to narrate the story of Greek theatre
What is the chorus?
The earliest form of Japanese theatre
What is Noh?
The most important part of costume design
What is telling the story of the character?
The movement for an actor on stage as given to them by their director
What is blocking?
Information you should establish with your scene partner and the audience as soon as possible in an improv scene
Location, character relationship, action, conflict
The parts of the puppet that each puppeteer operate in Japanese theatre
What is the head and right arm, the left arm, and the legs?
The type of audition where you read a scene for the first time with your scene partner
What is a cold read?
On the white board, draw and label a diagram of the 9 areas of the stage. Be sure to label which side the audience is on
USR USC USL
SR CS SL
DSR DSC DSL
Audience
DAILY DOUBLE!
A character that fits into a certain trope that is easily recognizable
What is a stock character?
The name for the runway that goes into the audience in Kabuki theatre
What is a hanamichi?
The academy award given to Broadway productions, actors, designers, etc.
What is a Tony award?