Theatre Experience
This person is in charge of the overall look of the play and telling the actors where to go on stage.
Who is the director?
This area of the stage is moving closer to the audience.
What is downstage?
A commercial featuring Dwayne the Rock Johnson might be using this persuasive technique.
What is celebrity spokesperson?
A place an actor performs.
What is a stage?
This orange vegetable is famously carved into a spooky decoration for Halloween.
What is a pumpkin?
The word for the set of predetermined movements given to actors on stage.
What is blocking?
This stage direction means moving away from the audience.
What is upstage?
A commercial featuring a dog that is in need of a loving home may use this persuasive technique.
What is emotional appeal?
This is the person who writes the words and dialogue for a play.
Who is the playwright?
These two colors are most commonly associated with Halloween.
What are orange and black?
A director does this when they give actors suggestions to improve a scene.
What is giving notes or feedback?
Symbol used to show center stage.
What is a circle with a dot inside.
The way a commercial, tv show, or film can be planned out by drawing pictures of each shot the camera will see.
What is a storyboard?
Our five audience behaviors.
What is Be on Time, Watch, Listen, Remain Seated, Applaud
This classic Halloween character is said to transform into a bat or mist of smoke.
Who is Dracula?
A director wants a scene to feel scary. Name two choices they could make to help create that mood.
What are lighting, sound, actor movement, facial expressions, or pacing?
What is the apron?
When someone comes up with an idea and has to present it to a group to buy into.
What is a pitch?
Making your voice loud and clear.
What is projecting?
This theatre term describes the sudden interruption of silence with a loud sound or action designed to frighten an audience.
What is a jump scare?
Back in the day, these types of stages used to be outdoors so they were slanted.
What are raked stages?
Type of stage that we typically think of in theatre. Has a frame around it and the audience can only view it from one side.
What is a proscenium?
This persuasive technique tells you that you should get something because everyone else is.
What is bandwagon?
A place in New York City where professional theatre is performed.
What is Broadway?
This popular Halloween candy was originally called “Chicken Feed” when it was first introduced.
What is candy corn?