Curtains
It’s the series of curtains that hide the wings and the equipment from the view of the audience
What is masking?
It’s the area the audience sits
What is the House?
the names of the two main characters in Dutchman
What are Lula and Clay?
The approximation or cultures, the useless excuse of “the right person for the role”, claiming something is canon and therefore has to be a done that way, leads to racial stereotypes
What are the pitfalls of colorblindness?
Two kinds of curtains used for lighting purposes and effects
What are cycs and scrims?
The area that's part of a stage deck but offstage and out of sight of the audience
What are the wings?
the climatic action of Dutchman
What is Lula stabbing Clay?
Art by and for people of color, to tell their own stories and not simply ones adapted for them. He wants visibility
What is August Wilson's want for colorblind casting?
The main, decorative curtain in right of the proscenium.
What is the grand drape?
The hallway behind the stage that allows actors to move from each wing each to the other without being seen by the audience
What is the crossover?
In any given scene:
What is the Bechdel test?
the revival of Spring Awakening introduced this as part of its choreography
What is ASL
Curtain that runs perpendicular to the proscenium.
What are the tabs?
The spot at the back of the house with an excellent view where the Stage Manager, lighting, and sound board operator work during the show
What is the booth?
The community that the Vito Russo test look to find honest representation
What is LGBTQ+?
The trope that the production of Richard III perpetuates
What is Disability as synonymous with villainy?
Curtain that runs parallel to the proscenium.
What are the legs?
The elevated platform in the house where technical equipment is hung and accessed
What is the catwalk?
In any given scene:
What is the DuVernay test?
To cast disabled actors in a role that has nothing to do with disability, to hire writers with disabilities, and to celebrate the characters with disabilities
What are three ways theatre can strive to more appropriately represent the disabled community?