Stage Directions
The person from whose view stage directions are used.
What is the actor
The people who perform in the show.
What is a cast?
The largest and most famous theatrical district in the United States.
What is Broadway?
A long speech presented by one actor.
What is a monologue?
The performance of a character or a scene without preparation or rehearsal.
What is improv?
The area of the stage closest to the house/ audience.
What is downstage?
The person responsible for what the actors wear in the show.
Who is the costumer?
The area actors wait between their scenes or before going onstage.
What is the green room?
The items used in the play to tell the story, not including the set or costumes.
What are props?
A theatrical production or film that includes music, dialogue, and dancing, usually with a sentimental or humorous tone.
What is a musical?
The area of the stage closest to the cyclorama or cyc.
What is upstage?
The technical people that help run the show.
The areas of the stage that are out of the audience viewing area are often masked with curtains.
What are the wings?
Noises in a show that could be machine-made or actor-made are often at specific cued times.
What are sound effects?
It is a phrase used to wish an actor good luck.
What is break a leg?
The middle point of the performance space is noted as CS in blocking.
What is center stage?
The group of actors, dancers, and singers that perform together.
The country that is known for inventing the modern musical.
What is the United States of America?
Information in a script that tells an actor where to go or what to do.
What are stage directions?
The theatrical genres represented on the masks symbolizing theatre.
What is comedy and tragedy?
The part of the stage that isn't seen. This may include the greenroom or the dressing rooms.
What is backstage?
The person who gives characters dialogue and stage directions.
Who is the playwright?
The spelling of the building in which plays, motion pictures, or shows are presented
What is T-H-E-A-T-E-R?
A performance that is given using gestures and body movement without words.
What is pantomime?
A story performed by actors live on stage.