Theatre Voc
This term refers to the "central message as it relates to the characters and story"
What is spine of the play?
This playwright wrote Hamlet, Othello, and Romeo & Juliet to name a few.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This member of the production team is responsible for communicating ideas about the visual world of the production to all other team members.
What is director?
The work of Moliere is a great representation of this theatrical time period.
What is commedia dell' arte?
Changing the words of a play, performing without paying royalties, or changing author's intent may violate this..
What is copyright?
A character's primary want/desire in a play above all else.
Superobjective
This playwright wrote A Doll's House.
Who is Henrik Ibsen?
This term refers to the director and designers meeting to map out transitions and cue placement as well as plan for upcoming technical rehearsals.
What is paper tech?
This play written by a famous Greek playwright depicts a son who unwittingly kills his father and marries his mother.
What is Oedipus Rex?
In the standard play format used in the United States, names of characters who are speaking are distinguished from dialogue through the use of:
What is "all caps"?
A process-centered form of theatre in which the participants are guided by the leader to use imagination, improvisation, storytelling to reflect on the human experience.
What is creative drama?
This playwright wrote plays such as The Crucible and Death of a Salesman.
Who is Arthur Miller?
This lighting item/stencil helps to create patterns and shapes on stage using lighting techniques.
What is a gobo?
This type of theatre is also known as the Doll Theatre?
What is Bunraku?
This is a skill developed in acting students during the warm-up "Mirror"
What is Spontaneity?
A silent and motionless depiction of a scene created by actors often from a picture.
What is a tableau?
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
Type of theatrical staging that involves the audience viewing the performance through a "picture frame" style of seating.
What is Proscenium arch?
This time period is known for the use of mystery plays and morality plays.
What is Medieval (Renaissance)?
This term refers to an actor recalling significant experiences from the actor's life that are relevant to the play.
What is Sense Memory?
Established characters such as young lovers, overprotective fathers, sneaky villians.
What are stock characters?
Who wrote the play Zoot Suit?
Who is Luis Valdez?
The marking of a placement of a particular set piece on stage.
What is spiking?
This type of theatre stemmed from the art movement in Europe during the early 20th century and is described as avant-garde.
What is Dadaism?
Having students create a set design and then discussing how they would modify the design for different types of stages helps teach this skill.
What is problem solving?