Vocabulary
Stage Directions 1
Stage Directions 2
Theatre Etiquette
Improv
100
What is blocking?
Blocking: Places that you stand and move on a stage
100
Where are you if you are standing in the very middle of the stage?
Answer: Center Stage (CS)
100
Where are you if you are standing up stage, to the actors left?
Answer: Up Stage Left (USL)
100
How quiet should you be during a performance?
Answer: Extremely quiet!
100
True or False: I should not plan ahead when doing improv
Answer: True (improv should be made up on the spot)
200
What is cheating out?
Cheating out: talking to someone upstage of you and still looking towards the audience
200
Where are you if you are standing in the middle of the stage but to the actors right?
Answer: Center Stage Right (CSR)
200
Where are you if you are standing in the middle of the stage, to the actors right?
Answer: Center Stage Right (CSR)
200
True or false: If someone messes up, I should laugh at them
Answer: False! (That would be very rude!)
200
What is improv?
Answer: Improv is acting without a script
300
What is a scene change?
Scene change: the intermission between scenes (scene changes should be quick, quiet, and smooth)
300
Where are you if you are sitting in a seat facing the stage?
Answer: The House/Audience
300
Where are you if you are standing in the middle of the stage, at the top?
Answer: Up Stage (US)
300
Should you clap after each performance?
Answer: Of course!
300
Should I disagree with someone in improv? Ex: "You forgot to put shoes on!" "No, I didn't!"
Answer: No, because it confuses the audience
400
What is a quick change?
Quick change: Changing costumes quickly during scene changes
400
Where are you if you are standing near the edge of the stage to the actors left?
Answer: Down Stage Left (DSL)
400
Where are you if you are standing in the center of the stage, at the bottom?
Answer: Down Stage (DS)
400
True or False: If I need to leave to go to the restroom, I should attract lots of attention away from the actors
Answer: False!
400
True or False: I am allowed to use props in improv
Answer: False
500
What is a set?
Set: Props and a background to create a scene
500
Where are you if you are not on the stage but standing to the side of the stage?
Answer: The Wings
500
Where are you if you are standing in the middle of the stage, at the top, to the actor's left?
Answer: Up Stage Left (USL)
500
Are you able to talk in quiet whispers during scene changes?
Yes, only very quietly during a scene change
500
Are you allowed to read a script during improv?
Answer: No!
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