Broadway Musicals & Plays
The story for this Broadway Musical centers on the betrayal of a lion's brother who wants to take over his kingdom
What is The Lion King?
the activity or profession of acting in, producing, directing, or writing plays
What is theatre?
In the world of theatre, this person creates the clothing for actors' characters in a theatrical work
What is a costume designer?
what a person means if he or she tells an actor to "break a leg"
What is "good luck" or "to do a good job with the performance"?
Thespis is credited with being the person who invented the idea of the actor; it is from him that we get this word
What is "thespian"?
This Broadway Musical centers on the story of an orphan girl who ends up being adopted by Depression-era billionaire, Oliver Warbucks
What is Annie?
a piece of writing in the form of drama
What is a script?
one that arranges the dance patterns and movements for actors in a stage performance
What is a choreographer?
a term that an actor or director may use to indicate that a scene is finished
What is "And scene"?
this place is the only place allowed to have a thatched (straw) roof in London
What is Shakespeare's Globe Theatre?
This Broadway Musical tells the story of a forgotten, American Founding Father
What is Hamilton?
this form of acting requires that an actor make up dialogue and actions in the moment
What is improv (improvisation)?
one that assists actors in learning how to participate in combat while on stage
What is a fight director?
a term a theatre director would likely use if he or she is trying to help the actors work out the details of their movements and positions on stage
What is blocking?
these theatres have 500 seats
What are Broadway Theatres?
This play is the beautiful, complicated tale of an African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s
What is A Raisin in the Sun?
an instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting
What are stage directions?
a person that is a part of this theatre career often welcomes guests, sells or distributes refreshments, or makes sure the auditorium is set out properly
What is the Front-of-House Crew?
a term you may hear a theatre director use if he or she wants the cast to perform the show from the very beginning to the very end
What is a run through?
this is celebrated every year on May 27th
What is World Theatre Day?
This Broadway Musical was inspired by the real-life strike of a group of news boys in New York City in 1899
What is The Newsies?
to take the set apart when a show ends
What is strike?
this person spends a great deal of time researching to assist theatre directors with information pertaining to a theatrical work
What is a dramaturg?
a well-known, Russian stage actor and director that you may hear one in the world of theatre referring to if they speak of the man responsible for developing "method acting," a technique used to encourage actors to incorporate their personal histories to express authentic emotion and create rich characters
Who is Konstantin Stanislavsky?
the theatre of Ancient Greece consisted of these three types of drama