CLASS KNOWLEDGE
The costume designer thoroughly analyzes the script to understand the characters, setting, time period, and thematic elements.
What is Script analysis?
This is the name for New York City’s famous theater district where many major shows are performed.
What is Broadway?
This is what actors use to memorize and perform from in a show.
What is a script?
List the three shows Briarwood Theater put on this season.
What are Mary Poppins, Matilda Jr., and Melodies of the Movies?
Who is Braden's girlfriend?
A way to create dimension when building a set.
What are levels?
Luke's favorite animal.
What is a horse?
This is the final rehearsal before opening night, performed as if it were a real show.
What is a dress rehearsal?
April 30
What is the day of the Broadway masterclass?
The heads that keep disapearing.
Who are Denise and Dennis?
This American director and teacher emphasized using personal emotional memory to create realistic performances.
Who is Lee Strasberg?
These awards honor excellence in Broadway theater each year.
What are the Tony awards?
This part of the mainstage that is closest to the audience.
What is downstage?
The names of the 3 men who ran tech for all of our 2025-2026 Briarwood Productions (Lighting, sound).
Who are Juan, Alex, and Brent?
What is the day the 18 wheeler came with the Mary Poppins set?
A student of Stanislavski, this influential teacher trained actors like Marlon Brando and stressed the importance of imagination in acting.
Who is Stella Adler?
Three professional shows Katie Ladner performed in.
What are Almost Famous, Wicked, Sunset Boulevard, Heathers: The Musical, Disney’s Freaky Friday, Be More Chill?
The hanging poles in the theater called that we use to hang backdrops on.
What are battens?
The amount of seats the Barbara B Barker holds.
What is 750?
Explain Elliot's boy drama from beginning to end. (Can't be Elliot)
I can't even answer this one.
To create makeup concepts that support the character’s journey, personality, and physical changes.
What is character development (makeup)?
This is the longest-running Broadway show of all time, closing in 2023 after more than 13,000 performances.
What is the Phantom of the Opera?
This theatrical term refers to dialogue spoken by a character alone on stage, revealing their inner thoughts directly to the audience.
What is a soliloquy?
BONUS. Each person on your team does a portion of a dance from one of the 3 Briarwood productions this year. All 3 shows must be represented.
Mary Poppins, Matilda Jr, Melodies of the Movies
Recite the Anna / Elsa scene Livy and Celia did 40 million times.
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