The Theatre
The Actor
The Play & Playwright
Jobs in the Theatre
Miscellaneous
100
The word "theatre" comes from the ________ word "theatron".
What is Greek
100
When an actor talks to the audience like they are part of the play, they are breaking this.
What is the fourth wall
100
This is the person who writes the play.
What is the playwright
100
This person is responsible for the artistic concept/vision of the play. They are also the liaison between the actors and the producer.
What is the director
100
Hair and make-up are both components of this theatre department.
What is costuming
200
Theatre and Theater are both correct spellings of the word, and they come from these two countries.
What is France/Great Britain (either) and Germany
200
Constantin Stanislavski invented this type of acting that was first showcased by Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire"
What is Method Acting
200
These are the central ideas that help generate the backstory of the play.
What are themes
200
This person is in charge of all musical aspects of the play. They work with the pit orchestra, and make any changes needed to the music.
What is the Music Director
200
This is what you would go to in order to get a role in a play.
What is an audition
300
In order to have theatre you need to have these three things.
What are a performer, a place, and an audience
300
In theatre this statement is called "The Magical If"
What is "If I was the character, what would I do?"
300
This is the high point of the play.
What is the Climax
300
This person is in charge of designing and helping to build everything that on stage during the play.
What is the Set Designer
300
This is a stage production features both song and dialogue to tell the story.
What is a musical
400
This type of theater has seating on three sides.
What is a Thrust theater.
400
In this type of acting, the actors want to make us "believe" they are the character; they "pretend". Ex. Johnny Depp, Jim Carrey
What is Representational Acting
400
When writing a screenplay, this is a tool used to help directors map out their scenes.
What is a storyboard
400
This person creates, rents, and/or alters everything that is worn by the characters during the play.
What is the Costume Designer
400
This is the person who designs all of the dances in a play or musical.
What is a choreographer
500
Shakespeare's theatre was nicknamed "The Wooden O", but this was its real name.
What is The Globe
500
In this type of acting, actors "show" the character to us, almost as if saying, "Hi, this is the actor speaking, and I'm going to show the ideas of this character to you; I don't really believe I'm anything other than myself, but you can believe it if you want." Ex. Kiera Knightly, Bruce Willis
What is Presentational Acting
500
The playwright is the one member of the theatre group who does not need to be in this place to do their job.
What is the theatre
500
This person designs all posters, t-shirts, and flyers. They also write any radio or television commercials.
What is the Publicity/Advertising Manager
500
This is the process of telling the actors where to go and when to go there. It is achieved through verbal or physical cues.
What is blocking
M
e
n
u