Theater Terms
The part of the stage that is CLOSEST to the audience.
What is downstage?
This man is considered the father of modern acting
Who is Konstantin Stanislavski?
This is the person on a production team that oversees the entire production and its vision.
This songwriter and librettist is most known for his shows In the Heights and Hamilton
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?
This light is left on in a theater all night to ward of evil spirits.
What is a ghost light?
To take a set piece off of the stage at the end of a scene.
What is strike?
This Stanislavski technique refers to the answer to the question, "What would I do if I were this character in this situation?"
(HINT: We did some exercises utilizing this technique)
What is "The Magic If"
The specific and deliberate theatrical conventions chosen for a particular performance. such as costumes, lighting, sound etc.
What are technical choices?
This musical features a variety of fairytale creatures and a quest to break a curse from a horrible witch!
What is "Into the Woods?"
You should NEVER say the name of this Shakespearean play in a theater!
What is Macbeth?
A goal or particular need or want that a character has within a scene or play.
What is an objective?
This acting teacher developed the famous repetition exercise.
Who is Sanford Meisner?
Theater technicians often use this type of tape to mark where set pieces will go onstage. It comes in a variety of colors.
What is spike tape?
This musical was revived on Broadway in 2017 and was staged in the round!
(HINT: The musical's main character is named Ti Moune)
What is "Once on this Island?"
These two classic pieces of literature have had Broadway Musical adaptations open in 2024. Name them.
What are "The Outsiders" and "The Great Gatsby"
The means by which a character seeks to achieve their objective.
What is a tactic?
This is one of the reasons that actors might use the repetition exercise.
ACCEPTABLE ANSWERS INCLUDE
Getting out of our own heads as actors, we are not focusing on our own self consciousness as actors, it makes the words less relevant
The term used for when a stage manager announces all cues during a performance.
What is "call the show?"
This musical won the Tony for Best Musical in 2017.
(HINT: You will be found)
What is Dear Evan Hansen?
The longest running Broadway musical of all time! 13,981 performances!
What is "The Phantom of the Opera"
What are given circumstances?
This acting teacher is quoted here "Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances."
Who is Meisner?
The person responsible for facilitating communication across all creative and technical departments; act as a right hand to the director; oversee sets, props, lights, and sound.etc
Who is the stage manager?
This musical takes place in the 1960s and deals with themes of racism and discrimination.
What is "Hairspray?"
The location where the very first plays were performed.
What is the Theater of Dionysus?
(Greece will count as well)