Principles of Acting
The number one rule of improv.
What is "Yes, and?"
This is the person on a production team that oversees the entire production and its vision
Who is the director?
The country in which theater is said to have originated.
What is Greece?
You should NEVER say the name of this Shakespeare play in a theater.
What is Macbeth?
This light is left on in a theater all night to ward of evil spirits.
What is a ghost light?
The information/facts surrounding a character in a play or piece of theater.
What are the given circumstances?
The specific and deliberate theatrical conventions chosen for a particular performance such as costumes, lighting, sound etc.
What are technical design choices?
This form of theater originated in 1500s Italy. It is well known for its usage of masks and archetypal characters.
What is Commedia Dell'Arte?
This Shakespearean play focuses on two star crossed lovers and their demise.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
These two classic pieces of literature have had Broadway Musical adaptations open in 2024. Name them.
What are "The Outsiders" and "The Great Gatsby"
A goal or particular need or want that a character has within a scene or play.
Theater technicians often use this type of tape to mark where set pieces will go onstage. It comes in a variety of colors.
What is spike tape?
This era of theater history can be described as an era of architectural advancements. Stages during this time were predominantly indoor, proscenium arch stages with elaborate machinery and scenic elements.
What is the Restoration Era.
Shakespeare famously wrote in this style sometimes. A rhythmic pattern that consists of ten syllables per line, with alternating stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is iambic pentameter?
The longest running Broadway musical of all time! 13,981 performances!
What is "The Phantom of the Opera"
The means by which a character seeks to achieve their objective
What is a tactic?
The term used for when a stage manager announces all cues during a performance.
What is call the show?
This form of theater originated in 19th Century France. A show in this era included a variety of entertainment acts such as magicians, acrobats, comedians etc.
What is Vaudeville?
SAHS participates in this yearly competition that celebrates the work of Shakespeare.
What is the ESU Shakespeare Competition?
In which Broadway musical does Jack sing “There are giants in the sky”?
What is Into the Woods?
The non-spoken texts that convey a wide variety of information to the actors, designers, and directors. This information can include where the scene is set, what the setting looks and sounds like, how the actors move, and what emotions should be behind the delivery of the lines.
What are stage directions?
The person responsible for facilitating communication across all creative and technical departments; act as a right hand to the director; oversee sets, props, lights, and sound.etc
Who is the stage manager?
Oscar Wilde is one of the most famous playwrights of this theatrical era.
What is Victorian Era theater?
Shakespeare's wife was an English poet, playwright and actor and shares a name with this popular actress.
(HINT: She plays Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia)
Who is Anne Hathaway?
This musical is based on cartoons which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre. It has also had many TV and film adaptations!
What is The Addams Family?