Theatre Acting
Another name for the actors.
Who are the cast?
The office where you can purchase tickets or pick up pre-purchased tickets.
What is the Box Office?
The type of tape used backstage to help light the way for the cast and crew. It needs to be "charged" by a light source in order to work.
What is Glow Tape?
The person who plays the piano for an actor or performer, often during an audition.
Who is the Accompanist?
What is Titanic?
The phrase said to the cast and crew before the start of a show. This replaces "Good Luck" as some people find "Good Luck" unlucky.
What is "Break a Leg"?
What is the Pre-Show Speech?
This person helps build the sets for shows. They often work with wood and other building materials. This can also be the name for a person who builds things as a job outside of the theatre industry.
What is a Carpenter?
This person helps the audience members find their seats and reports any issues regarding the audience to the House Manager.
Who is an Usher?
Where Broadway is located.
What is New York City or NYC?
The theatrical term for the first night of a show.
What is Opening Night?
Pictures taken of each member of the cast and crew, often put up in the lobby and put in the program.
What are Headshots?
Another name for backstage workers.
Who are the crew?
This person oversees the audience and makes the stage manager aware of anything involving the audience.
Who is the House Manager?
A Broadway Musical performed with Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda. It is a different perspective of the story of the Wizard of Oz. (Hint: Are you a good witch or a bad witch?)
What is Wicked?
The theatrical term for where the actors should be when the play starts.
What is places?
What is the House?
The person who decides what the actors will wear as costumes for the show.
Who is the Costume Designer?
The person who writes the music for a musical. Stephen Sondheim is arguably the most famous among these.
What is a Composer?
Jonathon Larson wrote this musical that was popular in the 1990s.
What is Rent?
In order to be in a show an actor must do this so that the director can see what the actor can do.
What is audition?
The name for the large "fancy" curtain at a theater. It is usually a dramatic color like red, sometimes blue.
What is the Grand Drape?
The person in charge once the show opens. Calls the show, and keeps the actors informed of how long till places.
Who is the Stage Manager?
The person who created the dances featured in theatrical performances. And the person tasked with knowing the choreography in case the person who created the dances is not available.
Who are the Choreographer and Dance Captain?
This musical features characters such as, the Orphans, Daddy Warbucks, Miss Hannigan, and Annie.
What is Annie?