Ancient and Medieval Stages
The Greek god of wine and ritual ecstasy in whose honor theatre began.
What is Dionysus?
The adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew that is a classic Broadway musical.
What is Kiss Me, Kate?
Shakespeare primarily wrote in this literary form of unrhymed iambic pentameter.
What is Blank Verse?
Konstantin Stanislavski created the foundation for this system, which focuses on the actor achieving believable internal truth.
What is Method Acting?
The three primary (additive) colors for stage lighting that create white light when mixed.
What are Red, Green, and Blue (or RGB)?
The term for an actor, derived from the name of the first known actor, Thespis.
What is Thespian?
The title of the 1994 animated classic that is a direct adaptation of Hamlet.
What is The Lion King?
The archaic possessive adjective (meaning "your") used before a noun, as in: "I mistook _____ face for another."
What is Thy?
The key type of character that is immediately recognizable and stereotypical, and was central to Commedia dell'arte.
What is a Stock Character?
The property of light controlled by lighting designers that refers to the direction or shape of the light.
What is Distribution?
Besides showing emotion, masks were also worn for this practical reason related to sound.
What is to help amplify the actor's voice?
The Japanese film Throne of Blood (1957) and the dark comedy Scotland, PA are both adaptations of this tragedy about unchecked ambition.
What is Macbeth?
The archaic subject pronoun required to complete the phrase: "Dost _____ see the dog?"
What is Thou?
A term associated with Stanislavski's system that relates to being present and responding naturally in the moment.
What is Immediacy?
Along with dialogue, radio drama relied entirely on this element to convey the scene, action, and mood to the audience.
What are Sound Effects?
The stage architecture, like that of the Globe Theatre, that was popularized in England during the Elizabethan Era and projects into the audience.
What is the Thrust Stage?
The sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet (1956) is an adaptation of this Shakespeare play that features Prospero's exile.
What is The Tempest?
The archaic form of the verb "knows" required in the 3rd person singular, as in: "He ________ the knave well?"
What is Knoweth?
Melodrama is also known by this two-word term because music often underscored the exaggerated action.
What is Music Drama?
This person is in charge of everything that happens backstage.
Who is the stage manager?
The Church eventually incorporated theatre during the Medieval period by sponsoring these two types of plays.
What are Mystery Plays and Morality Plays?
This Shakespeare comedy's plot is the basis for the film She's the Man, which features a girl disguising herself as her twin brother.
What is Twelfth Night?
The possessive pronoun used when the pronoun stands alone, as in: "This book is _____, my lord."
What is Thine?
Stage directions are always given from the perspective of this person, facing the audience.
Who is the Actor?
This is the official difference between a Broadway theatre and an Off-Broadway theatre.
What is the number of seats (or capacity)?