Greek Theatre
The first theatrical performances were hosted as festivals dedicated to this Greek deity.
Who is Dionysus?
This Shakespeare play about a Scottish king is widely considered to be cursed.
What is Macbeth?
A collaborative form of performing art to present a story to a live audience.
What is theatre?
The three tools an actor has to build a character.
What are voice, body, and mind (aka walk talk and tick)?
Showcasing talent in hopes of getting a role is the purpose of this activity.
What is an audition?
The first actor.
Who is Thespis?
Shakespeare's wife shared a name with this modern day actress.
Who is Anne Hathaway?
The area of the stage farthest away from the audience.
What is upstage?
The three characteristics of movement.
What are speed, weight, and directness?
respecting others' opinions and always saying thank you are just two rules for this activity.
What is receiving critical analysis
Ancient Greek performers used these to easily change between characters.
What are masks?
10 Things I Hate About You is based on this Shakespeare play.
What is The Taming of the Shrew?
a long speech delivered by a single character when they are alone on stage to reveal their innermost thoughts.
What is a Soliloquy?
Using one of these can tell the audience where your character is from.
What is an accent or dialect?
appropriate behavior when watching a performance.
What is Audience etiquette?
Aristotle, the first literary critic, wrote this work explaining the purposes of all art, including theatre.
What is the Poetics?
The town where Shakespeare was born.
What is Stratford Upon Avon?
the leading female performer in an opera or ballet.
What is prima?
Using this can help convey your character's emotions and meaning.
What is tone?
A process of acting that involves putting yourself in the place of a character mentally and sometimes physically that can be dangerous to yourself and others when not done in moderation.
What is method acting?
This plot device features divine intervention to get characters out of an impossible situation.
What is deus ex machina?
This child of Shakespeare died at age 11.
Who is Hamnet?
the process of creating and portraying a character's personality through methods like their actions, dialogue, thoughts, and appearance.
What is characterization?
This Hindi meditation and self reflection exercise can also be used to build realistic characters.
What are Rasa Boxes?
Career path chosen, Type of company/employer, years of education or experience, and location are all factors that can effect this in a theatrical job.
What is Salary?