Theater Memes
This is a new vocal warmup introduced by the 2019 senior class, targeting none other than the host of this very game
Bryson I am done with your sass
When tech week overlaps with a finals week, this distressing situation occurs
Heck week
"There is nothing- absolutely nothing- half so much worth doing as simply ________________." ~Rat, The Wind in the Willows
Messing about in boats
Shakespeare wrote during this era, which is also the namesake for the type of theater his works were performed in
Originally played by Winona Ryder, this high school girl is placed into some very unfortunate social situations.
Veronica (Heathers)
This meme came about when two attendees of a show's after party brought the same taco ingredient
Shredded cheese
A few weeks out from tech week, the cast is expected to be this, as they've have their scripts for almost two months now
Off-book
"Good bye, good luck, _________." ~Queen Aggravain; Once Upon a Mattress
Get out
During his life, William Shakespeare is known to have written this many comedies
17
This character comes out on stage only a few times, portrayed in a (most likely) much more flamboyant and exaggerated manner than he acted when he was originally alive two centuries ago
King George III (Hamilton)
Most theater kids around now would recognize this line from Once Upon a Mattress, said repeatedly at increasing volume
This is the blessing
When a play has seating on all sides of the stage, it is considered this type of performance
In the round
"Here she comes ________." ~Puck; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Curst and sad
Shakespeare's plays were part of this artistic movement (you need the entire name)
English Renaissance
This character spends the first act of her show as the target of multiple men's affection, who come to despise her in the second act
Hermia (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Our theater was known for having a cursed one of these, which was recently removed from its home- back stage right
Couch
This term can be used to reference most on-stage stairways
"I plead the fifth ________." ~Benny Southstreet; Guys and Dolls
Commandment
Shakespeare's plays compete with this legendary work for the title of most referenced literature of all time
The Holy Bible
This British banker might have got a little more than he bargained for when sleeping with a young Greek woman
Harry Bright (Mamma Mia)
During a warmup exercise for The Mousetrap, director Mark Alford claimed that he was going to do this to the whole world
Unzip
This nickname is given to the group of actors who come on stage at the start of a show
Beginners
"A murder? ________!" ~Christopher Wren, The Mousetrap
Oh, I like murder!
This engraving, named after its artist, is one of only two verified depictions of William Shakespeare
The Droeshout Engraving
No pants, really?
Jeremy's Dad (Be More Chill)