Tech City
An object handled or used by an actor during a performance is generally called this.
What is a prop?
Students earn membership in the International Thespian Society by accumulating these through their participation in theater.
What are Thespian points?
This green-skinned witch sings “Defying Gravity.”
Who is Elphaba?
The person, place, relationship, or other idea provided by the audience to inspire an improv scene is called this.
What is a suggestion?
The planned movements actors make around the stage are called this.
What is blocking?
The backstage area immediately to the left and right of the stage is known as what?
What are the wings?
A school's individual chapter of the International Thespian Society is called this.
What is a troupe?
This musical tells the story of six women who all married the same English king.
What is SIX?
TRUE OR FALSE: In improv, your main goal should be figuring out the funniest thing you personally can say.
What is FALSE?
This direction means moving toward the audience.
What is downstage?
Small pieces of colored tape placed on the stage to mark where scenery or actors need to go are called these.
What are spike marks?
At a Thespian festival, students often receive this from adjudicators after presenting their work.
What is feedback / critiques?
The annual awards honoring Broadway productions are called these.
What are the Tony Awards?
In improv, establishing WHO the characters are to one another defines this.
What is their relationship?
This rehearsal focuses primarily on transitions and technical cues rather than performing every scene in full.
What is a cue-to-cue?
This crew member operates the system used to raise and lower curtains, scenery, and other equipment above the stage.
Who is the fly operator / flyperson?
Scoring this rating automatically qualifies your Thespy's submission for the National Thespian Festival.
What is superior?
Orpheus travels to the underworld to rescue Eurydice in this Tony-winning musical.
What is Hadestown?
Using imaginary objects consistently and realistically in an improv scene is called this.
What is object work?
This term describes an actor directly acknowledging the audience and destroying the imaginary barrier between them.
What is breaking the fourth wall?
On a sound board, this control adjusts the level of an individual channel sent to the main mix.
What is a fader?
A student entering a technical event may be asked to explain the artistic decisions behind their work using this collection of materials.
What is a portfolio?
This character is the master of ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub in Cabaret.
Who is the Emcee?
Increasing the importance, intensity, or absurdity of an established pattern is known as this.
What is heightening?
This theater term means to improvise dialogue or action to cover a mistake, delay, or unexpected problem during a performance.
What is ad-libbing?