Category of For-Profit Theatres
What is Sector 2
The oldest regional in Halifax
What is Neptune Theatre?
P.A.C.T.
What is the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres?
Calling someone to the stage. Often used in opera.
What is paging?
Physical Movement on stage
What is blocking or choreography?
Person contracted to oversee combat choreography throughout the run
Who is the Fight Choreographer or Captain
The oldest regional theatre in Edmonton.
What is the Citadel theatre?
I.A.T.S.E.
What is the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of Canada/USA/etc.)
Stage Managers, both in the booth and backstage, wear these to communicate.
What is a headset?
Replying to "Line!?"
What is prompting?
Non-performing artist contacted to cover more than 1 role
What is a Swing
Theatre Festival in Niagara-On-the-Lake
What is the Shaw Festival
C.T.A.
What is the Canadian Theatre Agreement?
A rehearsal with no actors and some technical elements
Dialogue, music or movement not in script or set by Director
What is Ad-Lib?
The thirty minutes prior to the run of a show. (Actors prep time)
What is a Half Hour Call
Canada'a largest rep theatre
What is the Stratford Festival?
C.A.E.A
What is the Canadian Actors' Equity Association?
Heavy metal pole in a base with lights attached
What is a BOOM, ladder, or light tree)
Tape marking the position of set, prop or actors.
What is a spike?
A seven to eight-and-a-half day
What is a standard rehearsal day?
A theatre company founded in 1975 Ottawa
What is the National Arts Centre/National Access Arts Centre (NaAC)?
C.I.T.T.
What is the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology?
A talk through of cue flow with Director, Designer and Stage Manager
What is paper tech?
When an actor forgets their line
What is drying?