Theater History
Shakespeare's famous play about star-crossed lovers is still quoted today by romantics.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
The designers, actors, and crews all answer to this "directive" individual.
What is the Director?
This award winning hit musical is about The Revolutionary War and was recently adapted into a Disney+ musical movie.
What is Hamilton?
This is what you say to actors instead of "Good luck".
What is Break a Leg?
Ms. Verdin's favorite soda.
What is diet coke?
This is what the Smile and Frown theater masks mean.
What is Tragedy and Comedy?
Speaking at a louder than normal volume so that you can be heard in the back of the Theater.
What is Projection?
This Tony Award winning musical is based on characters from Frank L. Baum's books about the land of Oz.
What is Wicked the Musical?
You should never have a trio of this lit on stage.
What is candles?
This month of the year has 28 days.
What is All of Them?
Greek mythology believed he was the god of Theater
Who is Dionysus?
Both offstage sides of a stage are referred to as this. I thought only birds and airplanes had them.
What is Wings?
This musical is the highest grossing musical of all time and is based on the 1994 Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated feature film about lions.
What is Lion King the Musical?
This is what you should never give an actor before their show.
What is Flowers?
This man was titled "King of Rock and Roll".
What is Elvis?
Actors are referred to as Thespians in honor of this man, who became the first actor.
Who is Thespis?
This refers to the area that is closest onstage area to the audience.
What is downstage?
This musical, which debuted in 1986, is the longest running show in Broadway history, running consecutively for 35 years.
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
Putting this on stage is considered bad luck.
What is Mirrors?
This is the plural version of sheep.
What is Sheep?
An early form of professional theater originated in Italy around the 16th Century.
What is Commedia Del'Arte
A actor drawing attention to themself away from the main action (by moving around, or over-reacting to onstage events).
What is Upstaging?
First Broadway musical to have an all-female creative team. Music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, book by Jessie Nelson, choreography by Lorin Latarro, and direction by Diane Paulus
What is Waitress?
You should never say this in the Theater unless it is part of the play.
What is Macbeth?
This is what Na stand for on the periodic table.
What is Sodium?