Theatre Terms
What do we call the people who watch a play?
Who are audience members?
When an actor moves on stage, it is called:
What is stage directions?
Theatre began a long time ago in which ancient country?
What is the country of Greece?
A musical is a kind of play that includes:
What is singing and dancing and talking?
What is the name of the Horace Mann musical that talked about snow and shoveling and being good friends?
What is "On With the Snow!"?
The written words of a play are called a:
What is a script?
In Ancient Greek theatre, actors often wore:
What is masks.
The musical Oklahoma! was special because it:
What is for the first time in musical theatre history, it mixed songs with the story telling. The songs were important to the story.
What is the name of the Horace Mann musical that discussed the many plays of the great playwright, William Shakespeare?
What is "Shake it up with Shakespeare"?
A person who acts on stage is an:
What is an actor?
William Shakespeare, the great playwright, lived in:
What is the country of England.
West Side Story is based on which Shakespeare play?
What is Romeo and Juliet?
What is the name of the Horace Mann musical that told the story of bugs wanting to go on a picnic to have fun?
What is "Bugz!"
The place where the play happens is called the:
What is a stage?
Shakespeare’s plays were performed at a special place called:
What is the Globe Theatre?
The musical Hamilton tells the story of:
What is it told the story of a famous American leader.
What is the name of the Horace Mann musical that tells the story of how the Brooklyn Bridge was built?
What is "This Beautiful Bridge"?
The person who helps the actors and tells them where to stand is the:
Who is the director?
In Shakespeare’s time, who usually performed the plays?
Who are men and boys?
In a musical, the person who writes the songs is called a:
Who is a composer?
What do you want next year's musical to be about?
What is all answers are acceptable here. :)