Theatre Roles
Who is the person responsible for hiring the director, managing finances, and overseeing production logistics?
Producer
Who is responsible for the overall vision of the production?
Director
Which plot point is the shortest and shows when the character is literally or figuratively closest to life and death?
Climax
What is the term used to refer to the time that actors must be at the theater before a show?
Call time
The theme of a story is
The message or lesson the story is trying to teach
Who is a member of the ensemble who ensures the choreographer's vision is maintained and helps train understudies?
Dance captain
What is the term that refers to an actor who learns multiple ensemble roles and can step in when needed?
Swing
In short stories, which plot element is the longest?
Rising action
Off-book
Name the literary device that is used to hint at things that will happen later on in the story
Foreshadowing
Who leads the orchestra during a musical?
Conductor
Which role takes care of the dance numbers in the show?
Choreographer
What is a vingette?
When the main narrative is paused and you are taken to another place and time
This section of seating sits on the sides of the theater and is tiered.
Boxes
What is the role of an antagonist in a story?
To create conflict and oppose the protagonist
Who studies another actor's role and steps in if the original actor is unable to perform?
Understudy
What is the primary job of the PSM?
Call cues and manage rehearsals
Name all of the plot elements in order
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What is it called when a performance has a definite end date?
Limited Run
When does dramatic irony occur?
When the audience knows something the character does not
Who oversees all aspects of a musical production?
Musical director
Who is the person that helps with continuity and storytelling in a production?
Dramaturg
What is the other name for resolution in a plot diagram?
Denoument
This term refers to a specific movement and positioning that an actor must follow in a scene
Blocking
Orchestra, mezzanine, balcony