Theatre Vocab
A performance in which the performer moves their lips silently in synchronization with a prerecorded soundtrack
What is lip sync (big surprise)?
Resident expert who supervises the activities of all technical departments
What is a technical director?
professional who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production
What is a director?
The strength of speaking or singing whereby the voice is used powerfully and clearly
What is projection?
Widowed matriarch who wishes to start a memorial fund for her late husband
Who is Ethyl P. Savage?
Lines in a play where two or more characters talk to one another
What is dialogue?
A long speech by one actor in a play or movie
What is a monologue?
Document that comprises setting, characters, dialogue, and stage directions for a performance piece
What is a script?
Areas of the stage that are just off stage left or stage right and not seen by the audience
What are the wings?
Divorced six times, snobby
Who is Lily Belle?
A passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play
What is an aside?
A supporter of the theatre, specifically a paying member of the audience
What is a patron?
The deconstruction of a set once a production closes
What is a strike (not to be confused with the other type of strike)?
The precise staging of actors in order to facilitate the performance of a play
What is blocking?
Young woman who is a compulsive liar
Who is Fairy May?
Part of the stage that extends past the proscenium arch and towards the audience
What is the apron?
An actor or actress, one who studies the art of the theatre
What is a thespian?
Where the audience sits to watch the performance
What is the house?
Facilitates communication across all creative and technical departments; the right hand of the director
What is a stage manager?
Coordinator in charge of the institution
Who is Dr. Emmett?
The who, what, when, where, why, and how provided by the playwright in the text of a play
What are the given circumstances?
What is going on in a character’s life immediately before they enter a scene
What is the moment before
A person who manages all aspects of a production, from overseeing the budget to hiring staff and artists
What is a producer?
The representation of people in narrative and dramatic works
What is characterization?
A baby doll
Who is John Thomas (not to be confused with the furniture brand)?