Terms to Know
What are the three types of stages?
Proscenium, Arena/in the round, thrust/three quarter
*What form does Shakespeare write in?
iambic pentameter
What are the things that actors hold called?
Props
What is a slate?
What you say before an audition, including your name and the piece you are performing
What item does Oberon use to make Titania fall in love with a donkey?
a purple flower
What was the poetry that Shakespeare wrote called?
Who was the first actor? What did he break from?
Thespis, Chorus
What is the magic word to stop a production at any time?
Call HOLD
What do you bring to an audition?
Headshot and resume
What are Titania and Oberon fighting over?
a changeling boy
Explain what an understudy is.
Person who will go on for a role if the actor is sick or absent. They memorize the role fully.
Shakespeare's birthplace and theatre troupe are called?
Stratford upon Avon and The Lord Chamberlain's Men
What are the places where run crew is? What about the light and sound board operators?
Who are the choreographers for West Side Story and Chicago, respectively?
Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse
What is the final resolution in a story called?
Denouement
What are the people called who were on the floor for Shakespeare's plays?
Groundlings
What is the skene? And who did the Greeks worship for theatre?
the set, Dionysus
Who shares the bottom of the theatre hierarchy?
What kind of musical is Mamma Mia? What about A Chorus Line?
jukebox musical, concept musical
What is deus ex machina?
It means god is the machine. It happens in shows when everything suddenly is resolved as if by an act of god.
What are the 3 unities?
1 place, 1 story, within 24 hours
What is the difference between an orchestra and theatron in Greek theatre?
orchestra is the open area where the actors performed and the theatron is where the audience sits
What are the six areas of design?
Set, Props, Costumes, Lighting, Sound, Hair/Makeup
What is the difference between a monologue and soliloquy?
Monologue is spoken by one actor in front of others, and soliloquy is spoken by one actor but all alone on stage
Name who loves who at the START of AMND and at the END.
START: Hermia and Lysander love each other. Demetrius loves Hermia, and Helena loves Demetrius. Titania loves no one, but maybe Oberon a little.
END: Hermia and Lysander love each other and Demetrius and Helena love each other. Titania loved Bottom as a donkey but now loves Oberon again