Production Process
The author of a play
What is a playwright?
The arrangement of the incidents that take place in a play
What is Plot?
A spontaneous style of theatre using unrehearsed and unscripted acting scenes
What is Improvisation?
The personality actors portray in a scene or play that is different from his/her own personality
What is a Character?
The use of mime techniques, acting without words, to tell a story
What is Pantomime?
The person in charge of the artistic production of the play
What is a Director?
The basic idea or purpose of the play; ties together all characters and events
What is Theme?
To ad-lib, or invent dialogue and actions without a script or rehearsal
What is to Improvise?
Developing and portraying a personality through thought, action, dialogue, costuming, and makeup
What is Characterization?
Dances or creative movement designed for a production
What is Choreography?
The person who is in charge of all things backstage
What is a Stage Manager?
The turning point in the action of the play
What is Climax?
A famous historical playwright who wrote plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and A Midsummer’s Night Dream
What is William Shakespeare?
losing concentration or getting out of character - using dialogue or behavior inconsistent with the part you are creating
What is Breaking Character?
The silent art of using body movements to create an illusion of reality
What is Mime?
Additional opportunities for the actor to audition
What are Callbacks?
Detailed information revealing the facts of the plot
What is Exposition?
A theater in London where Shakespeare's plays were performed. It still stands today
What is the Globe Theater?
The section of the theater where the audience sits
What is the House?
A production consisting of a series of independent song and dance scenes
What is a Musical Revue?
A person who learns the part in order to substitute in a performance should the original actor not be able to appear in the show
What is an Understudy?
1. The main character around whom most of the work revolves around
2. The person who the main character is against
1. What is the Protagonist?
2. What is the Antagonist?
Name the following Improv rule: when your fellow actors say something, you agree with them and add something in order to move the scene forward
What is "Yes, and"?
The offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area
What are Wings?
A large-scale musical number involving many performers in lavish costumes, frequently a dance number
What is a Production Number?