Acting
This is the word used for the literal staging of the actors on stage by the director.
Blocking
This early form of musical theatre blatantly made fun of original, dramatic operas.
Ballad Opera
This Japanese theatrical style developed in the 1600s is a dance drama that is usually more comedic in style.
Kabuki
Cirque du Soleil’s filed production Sparked showcases this newer form of technology and how it can be used theatrically.
Drones
This member of the artistic team in theatre is arguably the most crucial member of the team.
Stage Manager
What are things we KNOW to be true about characters and context of a play?
The Given Circumstances
What is the title of the show that is believed by many to be the very first musical comedy, premiered in 1866?
The Black Crook
This Indian form of drama can be traced back 200 BC and shares many similarities with the ancient Greek theatre tradition.
Sanskrit Drama
This highly crucial member of today's artistic team originated as the “prompter” in theatre of Shakespeare’s day.
Stage Manager
In opera, what is the term for a style of singing that is meant to imitate the natural inflection of speech?
Recitative (RE-sit-AH-teev)
What are the two approaches to acting?
Presentational and Representational
This title is what we recognize as the first show that fully integrated music and drama, first produced in 1927.
Show Boat
This Indonesian shadow puppetry art form is based in the Hindu religious tradition.
Wayang
This 20th Century theatre practitioner and dramatist began using cinema and projections in his theatre as early as the 1930s.
Bertolt Brecht
This master copy of a play holds sound and light cues, blocking notations, and most other details surrounding the full production of the play.
Prompt Book
This ancient term means “the imitation of real life” on behalf of the actor.
Mimesis
In opera, what is the term for a vocal solo sung by one singer/character?
Aria
Why is the history of African theatre difficult to trace?
Lack of written records
How is the use of technology in live theatre an artistically ethical dilemma?
Answer in your own words!
This production is known as the quintessential ballad opera, an origin of musical theatre.
The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay
This prolific theatre practitioner is known as the “Father of Acting"
Konstantin Stanislavski
What early musical-writing duo was famous for the composition of patter songs in their shows?
Gilbert and Sullivan
This Chinese dramatic art form relies heavily on acrobatics and the use of percussive instruments.
Beijing or Peking Opera
List 3 forms of technology that have been incorporated into theatrical performance in the past 100 years (Next, challenge yourself and try to name 5!)
Cinema, Projections, Mechanical Set Pieces, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence
In John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, what is Father Flynn guilty of, if anything? Why or why not?
Answer in your own words! Be able to back up your opinion with specific examples from the play.