A Raisin in the Sun
Stages
Parts of a Stage
Acting
Blocking
100
This character wants to spend the life insurance money on a liquor store.
Who is Walter?
100
It's the most common kind of stage in western theatre, with audience on one side.
What is a proscenium stage?
100
The area in front of a the proscenium, where actors get closest to the audience.
What is the apron?
100
This theatre-maker is one who, through physicality, creates a believable character for an audience.
What is an actor?
100
Based on their position on the stage, this is the figure who has the most power.
What is the red figure?
200
It serves as a symbol of hope in the play, and is cared for diligently by Mama.
What is the plant?
200
Because there is audience on all sides, this kind of stage cannot use significant scenery pieces.
What is an arena stage? (Or what is "in the round" staging?)
200
No matter the location, this is the area that audiences do not see.
What is backstage?
200
This kind of casting, popular until very recently, focused on matching actors to roles based mainly on appearance.
What is traditional casting?
200
Based on their position on the stage, this is the figure who has the most power.
What is figure 1?
300
The city in which A Raisin in the Sun is set.
What is Chicago?
300
With audience on three sides, this style of theatre can be intimate yet still use limited scenery.
What is a thrust stage?
300
A large curtain hung at the back of the stage, often curved, used to project images and lights onto.
What is the cyclorama?
300
This kind of casting attempts to ignore racial differences in order to place the best actor in a role regardless of appearance. It began at the Public Theatre in New York City.
What is color-blind casting?
300
Based on their position on the stage, this is the figure who has the most focus.
What is the orange figure?
400
She is the first one up in the morning, so that she can take care of her family members.
Who is Ruth?
400
This kind of stage is actually a versatile style of theatre that can be made into many arrangements.
What is a black box theatre?
400
Using this method of hanging a curtain or piece of scenery, it cannot be moved.
What is a dead hang?
400
This very recent kind of casting is aware of actors' differences and the kinds of statements a play might make, but does not limit actors to specific roles. (Hamilton is an example of this.)
What is color-conscious casting?
400
This figure is the most downstage.
What is purple?
500
In wanting to express this, Beneatha cuts her hair.
What is her African identity?
500
Probably the least common style of stage currently, with audience on two sides.
What is a traverse stage?
500
These lights illuminate the audience.
What are house lights?
500
A method of acting wherein an actor creates a backstory and imagines a character's reactions based on their own experiences.
What is internal acting?
500
In this straight-on image, this character has the most power but probably not the most focus.
What is the yellow figure?