The person in charge of the artistic vision of a production?
Who is the director?
100
The theatre expression for "good luck"
What is break a leg?
100
When the lights are quickly cut to make the stage completely dark
What is a black out?
100
The process whereby perspective actors perform infront of the director who is looking to cast specific roles.
What is an audition?
200
Where the tickets are sold
What is a box office?
200
The backstage personnel who assist in mounting and running a production
What is the crew?
200
The signal to play music, enter, etc.
What is a cue?
200
A rehearsal of lights, sound, and scene changes.
What is a technical rehearsal?
200
The part of casting in which a director selects a few performers from auditions to return for a second try-out.
What is a callback?
300
The sides of the stage where actors enter or exit.
What are the wings?
300
Any performers or crew involved in a production.
What is a company?
300
Run of the exact performance without the audience.
What is a dress rehearsal?
300
A basic scenic unit most often used as a wall.
What is a flat?
300
A short remark made to the audience by a character
What is an aside?
400
The frame of the stage which prevents the spectators from seeing around or over the stage setting.
What is the proscenium arch?
400
The person responsible for implementing the designer's plans: purchasing materials, supervising the construction of the set, and overseeing the crews that run the show.
Who the the technical director?
400
Adding traits, quirks, and mannerisms of a particular character to differentiate that person from others.
What is characterization?
400
To mark the stage with tape to indicate positions of props, furniture, etc.
What is spike?
400
Reading a part of the script that has not been rehearsed.
What is a cold read?
500
A pipe suspended above the stage. Scene pieces or lighting instruments may be hung from it.
What is a batten?
500
One who follows a script and cues forgotten lines.
Who is a prompter?
500
A cloth that curves around the rear of the stage. It is often lighted to represent the sky or used as a projection surface.
What is a cyc?
500
To dismantle a set.
What is strike?
500
Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect.