Stage Directions
Vocabulary
Musical Theatre
Roles
Miscellaneous
100

The person from whose view stage directions are used.

What is the actor?

100

The correct spelling of a building in which plays, motion pictures or shows are presented.

What is T-H-E-A-T-E-R?

100

The most popular street in NYC in which to see musical theatre.

What is Broadway?

100

Pay for and helps publicize a show.

Who is the producer?

100

The most popular area in London to go see theatre.

What is the West End?

200

The area of the stage closest to the house (or audience).

What is downstage?

200

The correct spelling of the art or profession of producing plays.

What is T-H-E-A-T-R-E?

200

The earliest known form of musical theatre.

What are rituals?

200

Organizes and records blocking, calls the show, and usually is backstage making sure the show runs smoothly.

Who is the Stage Manager?

200

A genre of play that does not end in tragedy.

What is a comedy?

300

The area of the stage furthest from the house (or audience).

What is upstage?

300
Words written in a script that are not part of the dialogue that help the reader know what the playwright was envisioning; usually in italics.

What are stage directions?

300

A type of musical theatre that originated in Italy and began in the 1700s.

What is opera?

300

Is responsible for the overall vision of the show, instructs performers, and collaborates with technical team.

Who is the Director?
300

Words in a script that actors say out loud that are assigned to characters.

What is dialogue?

400

When an actor is closes to the audience and crosses from the right of the stage (from their perspective) to the left of the stage (from their perspective).

What is crossing from Downstage Right to Downstage Left or X from DR to DL?

400

The people that develop the artistic vision or concepts for a show.

Who are the designers?

400

The country that iss credited with 'inventing' the modern musical.

What is the United States of America?

400

Writes the show.

Who is the Playwright?

400

The most expensive musical ticket to date.

What is Hamilton?

500

When an actor is at the back of the stage in the very middle and walks all the way forward to the edge of the stage?

What is crossing from Upstage Center to Downstage Center or X UC to DC?

500

One way in which performers warm-up before a rehearsal or performance.

What is vocal warm-ups (tongue twisters, physical warm-ups (stretching), and/or singing?

500

The longest running musical.

What is Phantom of the Opera?

500

Operates the sound or light board or assist with area of theatre behind the scenes.

What is a technician?

500

Musical with the first all female creative team.

What is Waitress?

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