Story Time
Jobs in the Theatre
Types of Theatre
Onstage
Miscellaneous
100

This is where the story takes place.

What is the setting?

100

The person who is in charge of a play. 

What is a Director?

100

This is acting without talking, only body movement.

What is Pantomime?
100
These are clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray the characters and the time period
What are costumes?
100
These are instructions for the actors, the director, and the stage crew and are normally written in italics
What are stage directions?
200

This is a word for the main sequence of events in a story.

What is plot?

200
He or she is the author of a play
What is a playwright?
200

This is a type of acting without a script, and actors must make things up on the spot.

What is improvisation?

200

The part of the stage farthest away from the audience.

What is upstage?

200

This is a word that comes from the word "property" and means objects used onstage to enhance the setting.

What is a prop?

300

This is another name for the end of the story.

What is resolution or conclusion?

300

This is a group of people working or performing together.

What is an ensemble?
300

When actors are frozen onstage to create a picture it is called _____________.

What is a tableau

300
This is a list of all the characters in a play. They usually are listed according to appearance
What is the cast?
300

This is where actors can find their lines.

What is a script?

400

This is the highest point of dramatic interest or major turning point of a story.

What is climax?

400

This is the person who creates the dances and movement in a show.

What is the choreographer?

400
A type of dramatic work that is light and humorous and usually has a happy ending
What is a comedy?
400
This is a long uninterrupted speech that is spoken by a single character which reveals his/her thoughts and feelings
What is a monologue?
400

This is a play that also has dancing and singing.

What is a musical?

500

This is the word for the introduction of the story, including the main characters' names and setting.

What is exposition?

500

This is the person who writes the music in a musical.

What is a composer?

500

This is a type of dramatic work that is serious and has an unhappy or catastrophic ending.

What is a tragedy?

500
The words or conversations spoken by characters to each other. Much of what you learn about the characters, setting, and events are revealed in this conversation.
What is dialogue?
500

This is the part of the stage to the audience's right.

What is stage left?

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