Theatre Improv
Improv means actors are making up theatre without what?
A script
What are the two types of puppets we made in class?
Paper Bag and Sock
The author of a play is called a...
Playwright
True or false, a play poster has to include the director's favorite color.
False
A long speech by just one character is called a...
Monologue
What does the word "spontaneous" mean?
Random, unplanned, off the top of your head, sudden, crazy.
Other than a sock, name 4 things we used to make sock puppets in class.
Yarn, pom pom balls, feathers, popsicle sticks, buttons, googly eyes, hot glue...
What the character wants is called their...
Objective
Which of these is NOT a way to market a play? (Pick the odd-one-out)
Poster, Instagram Post, Costume Design, Radio Ad
Costume Design
Automatic Shooter Box!
Shoot for points. If you make it, get double. If you miss, get nothing.
Nice try...
The category is: Animals!
With strings, with a shadow puppet, with a stick, with their body
The thing that is stopping the character from getting what they want is called the...
Obstacle or Conflict
Name 3 of the 5 "W" words that a play poster should answer about the play.
Who, When, What, Where, Why
What is the traditional thing to say to wish an actor "good luck" for a performance?
"Break a leg!"
What is the next part of this basic story structure?
"Once upon a time...And every day...Until one day...And because of that...And because of that...Until finally..."
"And ever since then..."
In class, we watched some examples of paper bag puppet advertisements. What company made the paper bag puppet ads?
Fandango
What part of a play introduces the setting and the characters?
The Exposition
Getting people to hear about the show and come watch it is called...
Publicity or Marketing
In theatre, an action or signal that tells someone when to do something is called what?
a Cue
In one improv game, 2 players sit in chairs and go back and forth naming items that they "pull out" from between them. What is this game called?
The Never-Ending Box
Name 2 similarities and 2 differences between paper bag puppets and sock puppets.
Example:
they both go on the hand
OR
sock puppet is easier to control than a paper bag puppet
Name 2 plays that other students in this class wrote and performed.
Names of plays from class
Close your eyes (one team member).
Name 5 titles of play posters on Mr. Stanford's wall right now.
Reading a script for the first time, without rehearsing, is called a what?
a Cold Read