Knowing the W's
The first W.
What is the scene about?
The day you are to have all of your lines memorized.
What is OFF BOOK DAY?
The only good reason to miss a rehearsal.
What is an emergency?
Thoughts, feelings and reactions implied in the dialogue that the actor rights on the page.
What are SUBTEXTS?
The area the audience sits.
What is the HOUSE?
The 7th w.
What will I do to get it?
In a production company, this person usually chooses the play.
Who is the director?
Actors write these in the script, not the director or the assistant director or anyone else.
What are the SUBTEXT in a script?
An easily recognizable character.
What is a STOCK CHARACTER?
A play that ends happily.
What is a comedy?
The third W.
Where am I?
A play that takes place in a different decade or century.
What is a PERIOD PIECE?
A set designer always should build a miniature one of these before building it full size.
What is THE SET?
The three things you should have prepared prior to an audition.
What is a resume, a head shot and a monologue?
There are 3 of them in the lobby.
What are HOUSE BOARDS?
4th W.
What am I doing?
These classic _____________ were performed in Ancient Greece.
What are classic TRAGEDIES?
Use a classroom, an outside amphitheater or any open room.
What can you use IF THE THEATER ISN'T AVAILABLE?
The one thing you NEVER put on your resume.
What is your AGE?
What is a BOX SET?
6th W.
Why do I want it?
The amount of money you pay to use and perform a production from a production compnay.
What are ROYALTIES?
A stage that leans forward.
What is a RAKED STAGE?
Another name for the script.
What is a prompt book?
The earliest form of Japanese theater.
What is Bugaku?