Week 1 and 2: Intro to Theatre
Jock, Preppy Girl, Nerd
What is character type?
Type of stage with the audience on 3 sides
What is "Thrust Stage"?
What is 3/4?
Turning point in a story
What is climax?
When actors prepare for an upcoming performance
What is rehearsal?
Body, Voice, and Mind
What are Three Tools of an Actor
Type of stage that can be configured in numerous ways.
What is a black box stage?
Where an actor waits to enter the stage
What is off-stage?
Part of the story where we learn about characters and setting
What is exposition?
Seeing an object in your minds eye
What is visualize?
Being respectful, listening to the speaker/performer, putting our phones away.
What is Audience Etiquette?
Area in which the audience sits.
What is the house?
Imaginary side of a proscenium stage
What is Fourth Wall?
Part of the story where something happens that begins the rising action
What is inciting incident?
Acting with no props or words.
What is pantomime?
When an actor tries out for a part in a play.
What are Auditions?
Type of stage in which audience surrounds the action
What is arena/theatre in the round?
Side of the stage to the audiences right
What is stage left?
Main Character, often the hero
What is a protagonist?
How an actor prepares their mind, body, or voice
What are warm-ups?
Correct reply when a director/stage manager says "5 minutes to places"
What is "thank you 5"?
Defining quality of a proscenium theatre
What is proscenium arch?
When all lights go out on stage
What is a black out?
"Snapshot" of a moment in the story
What is a tableau?
Wooden Cane, Glass of Water, Phone, Pencil are all examples of..
What is hand prop?