Theatre Roles
The person who is in charge of the budget of a production.
Producer
Actors should be working outside of rehearsal to memorize their _____
The area between the front edge of the stage and the first row of audience seats where the orchestra can play music during a musical.
Pit
The spoken text of a play, conversations between characters
Dialogue
You _____________ character when you say or do something that is inconsistent with the tole you (and/or the playwright/director) has created.
Break
The person who controls ticket sales.
Box office Manager
The correct order of the rehearsal process.
Blocking Rehearsal-Tech Rehearsal-Dress Rehearsal
I made a __________________ backstage for easy access to all the show's props.
Prop
Something that signals an actor/actress to say their lines or make a movement
Cue Line
An actor must determine their character's ____ or want.
Seats the audience before a production, collects tickets and distributes programs
Usher
Another term for movement and directions on stage
Blocking
"After Friday's performance, I'll need everyone to stay and ______________ the show so that the stage and offstage areas are clear for school on Monday." To take down and put away all aspects of a production.
Strike
At the end of a performance when the actors come onstage to acknowledge their appreciation of the audience and to take a bow.
Curtain Call
The United States' version of London's West End theatre district.
Broadway
Responsible for the happiness of the audience and how comfortable they are.
House Manager
The acting out of a scene or skit with little or no preparation.
Improvisation
Typically when you gesture on stage, you should use your _________ hand.
Upstage
A rehearsal in which the actors perform the show from beginning to end without stopping for mistakes.
Run Through
Showing feelings through one's voice or face
Expression
Person who wrote the play
Playwright
A special light instrument that is used to put a very strong, bright beam of light on a specific person/s to focus the audience's attention (Very often used during musicals to point out the soloists).
Spotlight
Seating on the main floor in a theater. They are located in the pit.
Orchestra
Done before rehearsals begin, actors read through the entire script together.
Read Through
divert attention from (someone) toward oneself; outshine.
Upstaging