Theatre Folk
Assembled spectators or listeners at a play
Who is the Audience?
An interval or break in a play
What is intermission?
Has a dog named Nellie
Michele
The area of the theatre out of view of the audience
Backstage
A loud whisper uttered on stage with the intent that the audience can hear but supposedly other characters cannot hear
What is a stage whisper?
The people who greet patrons, distribute programs, and help people to their seats.
Who are ushers?
The person who creates the script
Who is the playwright?
Doesn't eat blue foods
Hannah
the area designated for the operation of technical equipment (lighting and sound), lighting controls and sound board.
What is the control booth
The end of the performance when actors come to the front of the stage for applause and bows
What is a curtain call?
A person who helps place props or other scenery between scenes or acts.
Who is the backstage hands?
A trigger for an action to be carried out at a specific time
What are cues?
Has been the murderer in a play
Hannah
The back half of the stage, farthest from the audience
What is upstage?
Expand the diaphragm to use air in all of the lungs to create a loud, clear voice without yelling
Projection
The person who maintains order on the set with cast and crew and helps the director.
Who is the Assistant Director?
The part of an act defined with a changing of characters
What are scenes?
Pretended to get naked onstage
Michele
An unadorned space with no defined playing area
What is a black box theatre?
Adjusting body with audience in mind so they can see and hear the actor
What is to cheat out?
The person responsible to make sure production runs smoothly, coordinating stage crew, supervising sound cues and props
Who is the stage manager?
The arrangement of events or incidents on the stage.
The Plot
What activity did Hannah and Michele first do together?
Go to an outdoors woman retreat
A picture or sketch of how the stage should be set up
What is a set diagram?
Natural sounds actors make to help scenes be more real
What are human sounds?