Theatre Roles
Tech Theatre
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Rehearsals
Locations
100
A person who learns a role and who can perform it in the absence of the actor
What is an Understudy?
100
A _______ _________ creates the costumes that the actor will be wearing during the show
A __________ ________ must work closely with the director and the other designers to create a complete vision of the show
What is a costume designer?
100
The imaginary wall
through which the
audience watches the
action of the play
■ Sometimes. Actors break this wall to
speak to the audience
What is the Fourth Wall?
100
An uninterrupted rehearsal with costumes and props ■ The final rehearsal before the first performance
■ The final rehearsal with all technical elements
What is a Dress Rehearsal?
100
The area behind the set that is not visible to the audience, including dressing rooms, the greenroom, etc.
What is Backstage?
200
This role facilitates communication across all creative and technical departments; act as a right hand to the director; oversee sets, props, lights, and sound; and call all technical cues during performances.
What is A Stage Manager?
200
A stencil placed in the gel holder of a spotlight to project a pattern
■ Windows, Trees, Flowers, Snowflakes, Leaves, Shapes…
What is a Gobo?
200
The front part of the auditorium where the orchestra might be located – often below stage level
What is the Pit?
200
A stage technique in which an actor who is facing sideways pivots the torso and turns the face toward the audience
■ MOST of the Audience can see MOST of your expression MOST of the time
What is cheating-out/to cheat-out?
200
What is an Ampitheatre?
300
Greek word meaning an actor.
What is a Thespian?
300
True or False:
PRE SHOW AND POST SHOW are necessary (to set the mood)
All music should be FADED IN AND FADED OUT
What is True?
300
To improvise stage business or conversation, especially when an actor has missed or forgotten lines and other actors must supply the missing information.
What is an Ad-Lib?
300
Rehearsal without scripts - Lines, transitions, and music are memorized.
What is Off-book?
300
A large square room with black walls and a flat floor
■ seating is typically loose chairs on platforms, which can be easily moved or removed to allow the entire space to be adapted to the artistic elements of a production
Example: Theatre classroom
What is A Black-Box Theatre?
400
Who gives the blocking (movements on stage) to the actors?
What is a director?
400
_____ is the view of a set from above and is often labeled. This is typically done in the drafting process of a production or when building a house.
What is a floor plan?
400
To remove an object or objects from the stage
■ To take down the set
■ ______ typically happens after the final show with the help of the cast/crew
What is Strike?
400
A _____ could be a sound effect, line, or action.
■ It is important for an Actor to not only be familiar with their line but their ____ as well
What is a cue?
400
The arch opening between the stage and the auditorium
What is a proscenium arch?
500
This person will create scenery, visual aids and sets for theatre, film, and television productions. In the initial production meeting, they share their drafted design. This person builds, paints, lays flooring, and creates other necessary scene visuals along with the set crew.
What is a set designer?
500
_________ is for ADVERTISING the show
The _________ MANAGER is in charge.
_________ includes:
Program
Ticket
Poster/flyers
Internet: Websites, social media
Ads, Commercials (radio, tv, newspaper)
What is Publicity?
500
Which of these items are in the wrong category?
Types of Props: Set props, hand props, and personal props
Hand prop: Books, a Cane
Set Prop: Furniture (actor interacts with), A Baby
Personal Prop: Glasses, Cell-Phone
What is a Baby? (A baby would be a hand-prop)
500
A tryout/Audition during which an actor uses material never seen before.
What is a Cold Reading?
500
Choose one person to correctly label the 9 stage directions on a white board.
