Stage Directions
Moving forward and to the left
What is Downstage Left?
An oval or circular open-air building with rising tiers of seats arranged around a performance space and used especially for contests and spectacles
What is an amphitheater?
has the artistic vision of the show; provides actors with blocking
What is a Director?
Felix and Oscar
What are the two main characters in the Odd Couple?
speaking clearly so that every word is understandable
What is Articulation?
the side off stage space where actors and crew can prepare for a performance
What are the wings?
group of people that communicated in song form, tried to stay in rhythm with each other so they could be viewed as one entity rather than separate performers, and offered background and summary information to help the audience follow along
What is a Chorus?
calls the cues
What is a Stage Manager?
Neil Simon
Who wrote the Odd Couple?
A green frog muppet
Who is Kermit the Frog?
The planned movement of the actor on the stage.
What is blocking
Most Greek plays were written in _______ form
What is Trilogy?
a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance.
What is a cue?
New York City
What is the setting of the Odd Couple?
Do you bite your thumb at me sir?
I do bite my thumb!
Yes, but do you bite your thumb at me, sir?!
Is the law by our side if I say aye?
No!!!!
I bite my thumb sir, but I do NOT bite my thumb at you sir!
Do you quarrel sir?!
quarrel Sir?!! NO SIR!
The area of the theatre where the action takes place
What is the stage?
A silent and motionless group of performers in a specific arrangement creating a stage picture
What is a tableaux?
Flat pieces of scenery which can be painted to give the appearance of buildings or setting
What is a flat?
Cecily and Gwendolyn
Who are the pigeon sisters?
The area backstage where actors rest before, during and after a show.
What is a Greenroom?
The middle of the stage
What is Center Stage?
the first Greek "actor"
Who is Thespis?
Division between sections of a play
What is an act?
Wrote for a sports column
What was Oscar's job?
April 1564
When is Shakespeare's birthday