Theatre Etiquette
You should put these away when in the theatre.
What is a phone?
The character's goal.
What is an objective?
The direction that brings you closest to the audience.
What is downstage?
We do this to make sure the audience can see us.
What is opening up or cheating out?
Mr. Greer's favorite color.
The "halftime" of a performance.
What is an intermission?
This is the part of the story where complications begin.
What is the rising action?
What is the audience and cyc wall?
A raised platform?
What is a stage?
Mr. Greer's dog's name.
Who is Georgie?
Though you should never talk during a performance... if you need to you should use this method.
What is whispering?
What is a conflict?
The stage directions that are closest to the audience.
What is downstage, downstage right, and downstage left?
A frozen image that tells a story.
What is a tableau?
Mr. Greer has been performing since this age.
What is 4 years old?
These are allowed in the audience depending on the theatre.
What is food and drink?
The two types of scenes.
What is a monologue and dialogue?
How we make it easier to write stage directions in our script?
What is shorthand stage directions?
These offer visual intrigue.
What are levels?
Mr. Greer's favorite fast food spot.
What is Raising Canes.
In the theatre you should have these types of audience reactions.
What is appropriate?
The three things you must decide before you can begin writing.
Characters, setting, and conflict.
The three stage directions closest to the cyc wall.
What is upstage right, upstage, and upstage left?
The words we use to describe a director.
What is the leader and visionary of a production.
Mr. Greer's favorite play. Written by that bald guy.
What is Hamlet?