Brush Up Your Shakespeare
A poetic form developed in 16th century England, and employed by William Shakespeare. It uses the ABABACDCDEFEFGG model
What is a Sonnet?
A device used to extract characters from impossible situations
What is Deus Ex Machina
A dramatic performance by one person
What is a monologue
To take apart the show after closing, or to remove an item from the stage
What is strike?
A young woman who is endearingly innocent and wholesome
A grouping of silent, motionless actors portraying an event, sometimes historical
What is a tableau?
A room close to the stage where the actors can meet and relax
What is the green room?
To mark the position of scenery or furniture (or a person) is to ______________ it.
What is Spike?
Those who represent a particular personality type or characteristic of human behavior are considered this.
What are stock characters?
A metrical form of verse with five feet, one stressed and one unstressed syllable per foot.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
A piece of music played at the beginning of a musical to help set the mood for the show
What is an overture?
Tall, vertical curtains used to mask the wings.
What are legs?
An actor who prepares for a role in case the primary actor can't go on.
Who is the understudy?
In addition to being an actor, Shakespeare was also
Hamlet's "to be or not to be" speech is a good example of...
What is a soliloquy?
An afternoon performance of a show
A short curtain hung above the stage to mask the flies when the set does not contain a ceiling
What is a border?
Reading the script without preparation
What is cold reading?
The Globe Theatre burned down the first time due to
What is a fire caused by cannon fire?
Shakespeare is known for his use of which two things?
What are language and character?
The labor union representing actors and stage managers in the legitimate theatre in the United States
What is Actors Equity Association
A scrim can be see through when lit from the
What is the back?
To steal the focus of the scene is to
What is Upstage?
If you are flying scenery up, you are taking it_____?
What is out?