Musical Theatre
Creator of the musicals IN THE HEIGHTS and HAMILTON
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
A type of theatre that refers to a professional theatre outside of NYC and produces its own seasons (Cleveland Playhouse was the first in the US)
What is Regional theatre?
The union for stage managers and stage actors
What is AEA (Actor's Equity Association)
This person was the first and so far only Black actress to win the Academy Award (Oscar) for BEST ACTRESS
Who is Halle Berry?
The color of Rocky's shorts in UA's production of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
what is gold?
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were prominent during this “age” of musicals and still influence the musical theatre industry today.
What is the Golden Age of Musicals?
This union was recently on strike for 118 days - they wanted better pay and protections surrounding the use of artificial intelligence
What is SAG-AFTRA? (Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists)
This practitioner developed “Method Acting”, emphasizing the actor’s self-exploration
Who is Lee Strasberg?
The type of casting that doesn't take race or ethnicity into consideration when casting actors
This required UA dance show featured several dances choreographed by faculty and guest artists
What is ARDT? (Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre)
This person creates the musical score
What is a composer?
What is IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)?
considered the Father of Modern Acting training and developed a “system” to building a character
Who is Constantin Stanislavski?
The racist practice of non-Black performers using theatrical makeup to portray a Black person
What is Blackface?
Some audience members purchased a brown "prop" bag to use in this UA production:
What is THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW?
Musical theatre has its roots in these two forms of performance
what is Vaudeville and operetta?
This newer position in the industry aims to create safer performance and rehearsal practices and consent-based workspaces
What is Intimacy direction/coordination?
Viewpoints and the Suzuki Method are physically based actor training techniques made famous by this company:
Who is SITI company? (Saratoga International Theater Institute)
This “code” was prevalent in the entertainment industry from the mid 1930s to the late 1960s intended to prohibit actions that were “too passionate” or considered “vulgar”
What is the HAYS CODE?
This prop was used to "murder" Julius Caesar in UA's production
what is a wooden stick/rod
This composer was instrumental in the birth of the modern musical in the 1920's Jazz era
Who is George Gershwin?
The minimum number of seats in a Broadway theater
What is 500?
Body, effort, shape, space (B.E.S.S) are explored through this "Movement Analysis"
What is the Laban Movement Analysis?
The first trans woman to originate a role in a Broadway musical (Head Over Heels) in 2018
Who is Peppermint?
This publication measured the representation of underrepresented groups in theatre being produced today
What is THE COUNT?