Production
A group that works together to concentrate on their collective effort
Ensemble
This role is responsible for communicating a cohesive vision for a production to all designers associated with the production
Director
This playwright founded El Teatro Campesino and wrote, Zoot Suit, the first Latinx play on Broadway
Luis Valdez
The primary basis for script analysis relies in a knowledge of textual studies, also known as
Literature
In this competition, you and your school are allotted seven minutes to set and prep for your performance.
UIL OAP
The technique of recalling significant experiences from the actor’s life that are relevant to the portrayal of their character in a play
Sense memory
Before the first technical rehearsal, the director will meet with the stage manager and designers to map out transitions and cue placement as well as plan the upcoming technical rehearsals. This is known as
Paper tech
This playwright wrote The Boys in the Band and was the first play on Broadway to feature openly gay characters
Mart Crowley
This term was created by Konstantin Stanislavski to refer to a character’s overall desire
Super objective
Changing the words of a play, performing without paying royalties, or changing the author’s intent may violate
Copyright
A process-centered form of theatre in which the participants use imagination, improvisation, and storytelling to reflect on the human experience
Creative drama
This loosely woven fabric is opaque when lit from the front (hiding what is behind it) and transparent when lit from behind (revealing what is behind it)
A scrim
This playwright documented and examined the Black/African-American identity and experience in a 10-play cycle in the 20th Century.
August Wilson
Through story and character analysis, a director must determine the play's main action or central message which is also known as
This three-day festival gives high school theatre students the opportunity to see shows from other schools, network with peers and colleges, and participate in competitions and workshops
Thespian Festival
This theatre space is best suited for an environmental staging of a production due to its architectural flexibility that allows for the comingling of actors and audience in the same space
Black box
This system is used to rig items that are hung for a production like lights, curtains, and flats.
Fly or line system.
This movement of theatre was heavily influenced the works of by philosophers like Comte, Darwin, Marx, and Freud
Modernism
This is used to describe the major struggle in the play.
The central conflict
An attendee can earn this by attending a theatre education conference presented by organizations such as the Educational Theatre Association (ETA), Texas Education Theatre Association (TETA), and the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE)
Continuing education credits
The process by which a stage manager signals changes in lighting, sound, and scenes during a performance
Calling the show
An actor is playing a role grounded in a particular time period. In addition to period-specific clothing, this costuming element is most important when attempting to accurately represent the dominant style of the specified time period.
Hair or a wig
This touring actress was influential in gaining acceptance for women on stage
Isabella Andreini
This ancient Greek philosopher determined the six elements of theatre to be plot, character, thought, diction, music, spectacle
Aristotle
The process of providing support to learners when they are first introduced to a new concept or skill
Scaffolding