Technical
Acting
History
Stage People
The Basics
100
Where the audience is located in a theatre is called this
What is the house?
100
A good actor shows emotion through their what?
What is their whole body?
100
Characters like the lovers, the cranky old man, and the cowardly soldier are all this type of character.
What is a stock character?
100
The person in charge of a show is called this...
What is the director?
100
If you are standing with your face towards the audience this is called what?
What is cheating out?
200
When you come up with a design for a set or show it is called this
What is design concept?
200
Information in a play is told to the audience through this.
What is dialogue?
200
This type of stage was used in the Renaissance, and the audience surrounded the stage on three sides.
What is a thrust stage?
200
This person is in charge of posters and publicity.
What is public relations?
200
Directions from a director on where and how to move on a stage are called what?
What is blocking?
300
The area that the actors wait to come onstage during a show.
What is the wings?
300
A remark made by an actor that can't be heard by the other actors but can be heard by the audience.
What is an aside?
300
This type of stage was used by the Romans, and is surrounded by audience members on all sides.
What is an arena stage?
300
To change the color of lights, a light designer uses these...
What are gels?
300
The type of stage that we have where the stage is like a picture frame is called what?
What is a proscenium stage?
400
The curtains that cover the actors waiting offstage.
What are the legs?
400
When you change the pitch or rhythm of your voice to change the meaning of what you are saying.
What is inflection?
400
Many times in medieval theatre, no formal stage was used. Instead they performed in these areas, using pageant wagons or fabric for sets.
What is a found space?
400
This person is in charge of keeping a script with all line prompts and blocking back stage. They also must know when and where to move set.
What is the stage manager?
400
When an actor pauses mid-line to show a character is thinking or processing this is called...
What is a beat?
500
Hanging fabric backdrop that you can cast lights onto.
What is a cyclorama?
500
The unspoken meaning conveyed by an actor through their inflection and body language.
What is subtext?
500
The person who researches history for a play is called this.
What is a dramaturg?
500
A lighting designer uses these metal disks to create a pattern on stage.
What is a gobo?
500
When an actor says all of the sounds in a word so that they are understood onstage this is called what?
What is articulation?
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