Who is the person at the center of the "wheel" of the production?
100
Playwright
Who is the person who creates the script?
100
Front of house
What is all the non-production elements of theatre such as publicity and box office?
100
Body, Voice and Mind
What three areas an actor must develop skill in?
100
Tech rehearsal
What is a rehearsal to bring all the technical elements into the production?
200
Blocking
What is the pattern and arrangement of performer movements onstage; usually set by the director?
200
Dialogue
What is one of the playwright's most important tools?
200
raked stage
What is a stage floor that is slanted so it is lower at the downstage end, and higher at the upstage end?
200
Make it look easy.
What is it that an actor must do?
200
A simple formula for describing theatre.
What is A performs B for C?
300
Casting
What is the most important task the director completes?
300
Climatic and Episodic
What are the two chief dramatic structures?
300
Thrust
What is a stage that has the audience on three sides?
300
Troy, Willie and Violet
Who are three major characters who are protagonists?
300
Stage Manager
Who is the person with the show from beginning to end?
400
Spine
What is a character's dominant desire or motivation?
400
Royalties or Rights
What is the method by which playwrights are paid for the right to produce their work?
400
created and found space
What is a theatrical performance space not originally intended for that use?
400
COPIED
What the six skills for being an excellent audience member?
Concentration, Open-minded, Perception, Imagination, Emotional Responsiveness and Demonstrativeness
500
Skills needed to be a good director.
What is good communication skills, interpersonal skills, text analysis skills, organizational skills, decision making, and creative thinking...and good sense of humor.
500
August Wilson
Who is the famous African-American playwright who wrote FENCES?
500
The Fourth Wall
What is a pretense in the proscenium stage that asks the audience to look in through an invisible fourth wall.