Drama Vocab
The area of the stage closest to the audience.
What is downstage?
Who is Robin Hood?
This year's third-grade musical; the story of Joseph and his brothers from the bible
What is "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"?
The birthplace of the Broadway musical -- one of only a few original artform to this country.
What is the United States?
The disease that took out half of the European lower class in the middle ages.
What is the Black Death?
The movement that is done by an actor onstage
What is blocking?
The legendary King of Camelot who was the Head of the Round Table
Who is King Arthur?
A recent Tony-Award winner, and currently one of the most popular shows on Broadway, based on the founding fathers. If you get a shot to see this, don't miss it!
What is "Hamilton"?
The name of the time period from the 1940s-1950s which saw great success and the creation of many classic Broadway musicals.
What is the Golden Age?
What is the church?
Supporting your voice to be heard by the entire audience
What is projection?
An athletic event that outlaw Robin Hood was best at
A new musical based on Henry VIII's wives, told in a pop-rock style.
What is "Six?"
The first contemporary Broadway musical, which debuted in 1927
What is Showboat?
Motte and Bailey, Stone Keep, and Concentric are just a few types.
What are castles?
When an actor comes to rehearsal fully prepared with all of his lines and blocking.
What is off-book?
A story that has been passed down through generations but may have unknown origins, and may not be true.
What is a legend or myth?
A musical from the 1930s based on the real life of sharp-shooter Annie Oakley. Includes Broadway classics such as "Anything You Can Do"
What is "Annie Get Your Gun"?
One origin of the American musical, which were often shorter, comedic musical performances. Gilbert and Sullivan were some of the most famous composers of these.
What is an operetta?
The three main features of medieval drama offered as a result of the church's strong influence in peasant's lives.
What are Morality Plays, Mystery Plays, and Miracle Plays?
The specific blocking that is done with music during a musical production.
What is choreography?
The two famous swords of King Arthur.
What are Excelsior and the Sword in the Stone?
The current record holder for the longest running show on Broadway. It just closed this April after 13,981 performances. Ms. Settle is a huge phan of this one!
What is "The Phantom of the Opera"?
The first musical performed in America in 1866. It was five and a half hours long.
What is the Black Crook?
This is one of the few surviving Morality Plays. It concerns the main character "Mankind" and likely would have been performed outdoors by a traveling theater troupe.
What is "The Castle of Perseverance"?