Puppetry
Theatre Terms
Music
Musicals
100

What is a puppeteer?

Someone who manipulates puppets.

100

What do you call a person who writes plays?

Playwright

100

How many beats does a whole rest get?

4 beats

100

What do we call someone who writes lyrics?

Lyricist

200

What TV show did Kermit the Frog star in before The Muppets?

Sesame Street

200

What is a dialogue?

A conversation between two people

200

What instrument family does the boomwhacker belong to?

Percussion

200

What do we call someone who writes music?

Composer

300

Name 3 different types of puppets.

Marionette, Hand Puppet, Stick Puppet, Finger Puppet, Full Body Puppet, Shadow Puppet, Muppet, Rod Puppet

300

What is a mime?

An actor using exaggerated movements to tell a story without words

300

What is common time?

4/4 time

300

What is an Opening Number?

The first song of a musical.

400

What two words make the word "Muppets"?

Marionette and Puppet

400

What is a monologue?

A scene where one actor is giving a long speech

400

What is the dynamic term for "medium loud"?

Mezzo-Forte

400

What is a showstopper?

A song so impressive the audience claps so long it stops the show.

500

Who was the man that created Muppets?

Jim Henson

500

What does it mean to be "off-book"?

To have your lines memorised.

500

What do the top and bottom numbers in a time signature mean?

Top- How many beats per measure

Bottom- What kind of note value we count

500

Who wrote the music for Hamilton, Encanto, and Moana?

Lin Manuel Miranda

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