Classroom Procedures
What should we do when someone is at the door?
Point to the door and wait for Ms. Laboda to call on someone.
Is it okay to laugh when someone is performing?
Only if it is a funny scene!
What is it called when you make your voice loud enough to be heard onstage?
Projection
What is it called when you make a frozen picture that tells a story?
Tableau
What is it called when you write a script yourself?
Playwriting
What are the five expectations for the theatre classroom?
Be Kind, Be Active, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe
How should you look while someone is speaking or performing?
Sitting up straight (NOT lying down), eyes on the speaker.
What is it called when you turn your body slightly towards the audience so they can see your face?
Cheating out
What is a play that includes singing and dancing called?
A musical
What is it called when you make up your movements and dialogue without planning it?
Improvisation (or improv)
The cubbies by the bookcase.
What do we do at the end of a performance?
Clap!
How should we enter and exit the stage?
By walking (not jumping, running, rolling, etc.)
What is an object that you hold in a scene called?
A prop
What is it called when you move without sound or props?
Pantomime
What is Ms. Laboda's biggest expectation about the stars on the ground?
What might the performers think if you are whispering to a friend during their performance?
They might think you are talking about them!
What is it called when you laugh or get distracted during your scene performance?
Breaking character
What is the written-down version of a play called?
A script
What is it called when one character gives a speech on their own?
Monologue
What is one way that you can always get an extra point in theatre class?
Lining up silently.
What is it called when you like a performance so much that you stand up and applaud at the end?
A standing ovation.
What is the planned movement onstage called?
Blocking
What is it called when two or more characters are talking in a script?
Dialogue
What is Ms. Laboda's daughter named?
Jane