Types of Actors
Plays the main character/protagonist
Who is the Lead Actor?
Portrays a character
Who is an Actor?
a designated space where a performance occurs
What is the Theater?
These directions tell the actors when and where to move.
What are stage directions?
One of the categories on a plot structure diagram.
What is the Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, or Resolution?
Plays the secondary character
Who is the Supporting Actor?
Assists the director by taking notes/keeping track of creative decisions
Who is the Assistant Director?
The "wall" that separates the actors from the audience
This area of the stage is closest to the audience.
What is downstage?
Where your notebook should live.
What is your class bucket?
A group of actors who sing, dance, and play smaller roles
Who is the Ensemble?
Responsible for all creative decisions
Who is the Director?
A lowered area where musicians perform
What is the Orchestra Pit?
This area of the stage is farthest away from the audience.
What is upstage?
One of the ways to earn bonus credit.
1. Bringing in a bottle of hand sanitizer.
2. Bringing in a box of tissues.
3. Watching a live production and writing about it.
Learns the role of a lead or supporting actor
Who is the Understudy?
OR
Who is the Standby?
Coordinates all financial aspects of a production
Who is the Producer?
Where the audience sits
What is the House?
True or False: Stage directions are from the audience's perspective.
What is false?
A production where song and dance move the plot forward.
What is a musical?
Learns multiple ensemble roles, or "tracks"
Who is the Swing?
Coordinates all technical aspects of a production, in charge of cues during a performance
Who is the Stage Manager?
A part of the stage that is hidden from the audience
What is Off-Stage/Backstage?
Which of the following is considered the "strongest place to stand" on stage?
A. Downstage Left
B. Upstage Center
C. Downstage Center
D. Center Stage
C. Downstage Center
Another word for the ensemble (usually used in movies/tv shows).
What is "extras?"