Theatre
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
A group of people who work together as a team to create and tell a story.
What is an Ensemble
The furthest away from the audience.
What is upstage.
The person who keeps the play or musical is running smoothly. They know what happens, and make sure that the actors are on time for every scene. In charge of calling the show, and running cues.
What is a Stage Manager
The set of unspoken rules and guidelines that governs respectful behavior in various settings.
What is Audience Etiquette.
Has an archway that frames the stage and is significant to its name. There is an extended portion of the stage that allows actors to get closer to the audience, and has hideaways on the left and right of the stage for actors to make entrances and exits.
What is a Proscenium.
How characters feel about each other and connect with one another.
What is a Relationship in Theatre.
The point of the stage closest to the audience.
What is Down Stage.
Creating a prompt book, becoming the communication hub, running rehearsals and calling cues.
What are Key Responsibilities of Stage Management.
Leaving the performance only when it is appropriate, applaud and show emotion at appropriate times, staying quiet and making sure that when you cough or sneeze it is muted.
What are the rules of Audience etiquette.
Three sides of the audience, allows actor enhancement and audience participation. Has blocking accommodations for different styles of theatre. Is historically significant, and is challenging for some with limited visibility.
What is a Thrust.
A struggle or problem between 2 characters or forces that make the characters more interesting.
What is Conflict.
The Audience needs to see faces and actions to understand the story.
What is Audience perspective.
The stage Manager needs to be organized, quickly think and be ready to problem solve. These are. . .?
What are skills needed to be a Stage Manager.
Using your cell phone, Talking loudly and at inappropriate times, throwing things on stage or at the actors ad leaving in the middle of a performance.
Examples of a way to get kicked out of the theatre.
360 degree visible stage, immersive environment that engages audience members. Creates a dynamic interaction for performers. Gives directors creative flexibility.
What is an Arena.
Creating Backstory, Giving personality traits, Creating goals and motivations and overall shaping your character.
What is Character Development.
Blocking, communication, and audience perspective all help identify what?
What are acting Areas.
Provides blocking notations, Cue sheets, call logs and contact information.
What is a Prompt Book.
Safety, understanding, visualizing and respecting.
What is the reason as to why Audience Etiquette is important.
Flexible Simple space, often small and intimate. Minimal cost effect, and has a blank natural background to help create more intimate projects.
What is a Black Box.
How you hold yourself to connect with the audience, having confidence, focus and energy centered towards your performance, and making yourself seen.
What is Stage Presence.
Helps actors work together so the performance can run smoothly.
What is Actor Communication.
Strategically typed out notes that are provided by the stage manager. it includes the script, every blocking notation and many more within the prompt book.
What are Backing Pages.
Keeping quiet, calm and collective. Moving in an orderly fashion and keeping hands to self in the event of an emergency.
What is practicing theatre safety in the audience.
A non-traditional venue, Flexibility and immersive character experiences, as well as live performances and site-specific theatre.
What is a found space.