Different Stages/Theaters
Rules of Blocking
Playbills
Stage Blocking
Onstage Worksheet
100
This is the kind of theater Shallow has...
What is a proscenium/picture frame theater.
100
Make sure the audience can see your face and hear your voice!
What is CHEAT OUT!
100
The list of actors in a show...
What is CAST
100
When you go close the audience you are going....
What is DOWNSTAGE
100
Explain the purpose of props
Props are objects actors use to make the scene look real.
200
This stage is surrounded on three sides, the stage juts out into the audience.
What is a thrust stage.
200
Don't stand in front of other people!
What is UPSTAGING!
200
The list of music in a show....
What is SOUNDTRACK
200
How many parts are there on a stage?
What is NINE
200
How long have plays been presented?
What is 2,500 years.
300
This kind of theater has a cone shape; it was invented by the ancient greeks so the audience could hear the actors.
What is Amphitheater
300
Add these to a scene to make it look realistic.
What is LEVELS
300
Karen wants to write her own life story, what does she write?
What is AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
300
Stage directions are always from who's perspective?
What is THE ACTORS?
300
What are the two elements (pieces) which can make ANY place a theater?
What is actors/performers and an audience.
400
This theater was popular in the 1960's and 70's, it is very simple.
What is the blackbox theater.
400
Joey always wants all the attention and he ____________ other actors.
What is UPSTAGES.
400
When a famous person dies, authors want to write their life stories, these are called....
What is BIOGRAPHIES
400
Stage directions are always opposite who's perspective?
What is THE AUDIENCE
400
Why do people still enjoy live performances when we have TV, movies, and netflix?
People still get a thrill from seeing actors in person. Some young actor you see may become famous one day. Anything can happen, a perfect performance or a mistake.
500
This theater does not have a backstage, it creates a close connection to the audience.
Theater in the Round.
500
The game sitting, standing, and kneeling teaches us to use _________ to make the scene look more natural.
What is levels.
500
Explain the purpose of a playbill...
What is to give the audience information about actors, cast, soundtrack, and hints about the show.
500
CREATE A CORRECT STAGE DIAGRAM, audience should be on the top.
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500
Why are the theaters of Shakespeares' day different than our theaters in 2017?
There was an open ceiling.
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