Actors on Stage
Designers' Vision
The People in Charge
Working Backstage
Theater Terms
Broadway or Not?
100
Actors are responsible for memorizing these for a performance, they are the things a character says.
What are lines?
100
What's the name of the person that picks, designs and sometimes creates the wardrobe for a show?
What is a Costume Designer?
100
Who gives instructions about how a play should look and feel overall?
What is The Director?
100
Who moves the set pieces during a performance?
What is Props Crew or Stage/Run Crew?
100
What do we call the person who writes a play?
What is a Playwright?
100
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (2010)
Real! A rock musical with music by U2’s Bono and The Edge. Tells Spider-Man’s origin story, but became infamous for its technical problems, high budget, and frequent cast injuries. 
200
When building a character, you ask: “What do I want?” This is called your…
What is an "objective"?
200
Which designer creates the lights that help set the mood of a scene?
What is a Lighting Designer?
200
Who creates and teaches dance routines in a musical?
What is a Choreographer?
200
What is it called when the lights go out between scenes? Also what you call a power outage at home
What is a Blackout?
200
What is the name of the book that has the story of the show written in it?
What is a Script?
200
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Musical (1987)
Fake! Based on the parody horror film about giant mutant tomatoes that attack humans. It’s never been a Broadway musical — just a cult movie franchise. 
300
True or False: Actors never need to worry about the audience — only the crew does.
What is False?
300
What does a set designer create?
What is the scenery or background for the stage
300
What is the word for the director’s overall “big picture” idea of a show? (Also the name of a Marvel Avenger)
What is the Vision
300
Who is responsible for calling cues during a performance?
What is a Stage Manager?
300
What do we call the practice run of a show before the real performance?
What is Rehearsal?
300
Urinetown (2001)
Real! A satirical comedy where a city facing a water shortage bans private toilets. Citizens must pay to use public ones, leading to a rebellion. A Tony Award winner despite its outrageous premise. 
400
Actors use their body and their voice to bring a character to life. What is one other tool that an actor uses in a performance?
What is imagination?
400
Why are props often made lightweight instead of using real objects?
What is safety and ease of handling
400
True or False: Shows only ever have one Director
False! Can you name a few?
400
Why must the crew work silently backstage?
What is to avoid distracting the audience and actors?
400
What do we call the divider between the stage and the audience that opens and closes?
What is a Curtain?
400
Zombie Prom (1996)
Real! A campy, 1950s-style rock ’n’ roll musical about a teenage girl who loses her boyfriend in a nuclear accident — only for him to return as a zombie who still wants to go to prom. 
500
Name one way actors support their fellow cast members on stage if something goes wrong.
What is Improvising, covering a mistake, giving a line prompt, etc.
500
Which designer balances microphones for actors and may also create music for a show?
What is the Sound Designer?
500
What is one way a director might help an actor understand their character better?
What is Giving notes, discussing backstory, guiding emotion/choices?
500
Name one job the crew or stage manager does to keep the show running safely?
What is Moving props, managing scene changes, checking costumes/props, calling cues, etc.?
500
What is the word that we use in Theatre for "a group of people" or a "team"? It is also the name for a part of a large cast?
What is an ensemble?
500
Starlight Express (1987)
Real! Andrew Lloyd Webber (yes, the composer of Phantom of the Opera) created a rock musical where all the characters are trains — performed entirely on roller skates. The story follows a little steam engine named Rusty competing in a race against modern trains to prove himself. The spectacle included ramps built into the theater so the “trains” could zoom around the audience on skates.
