Terminology
Stage direction to the right if you're sitting in the audience.
What is stage left?
Name of the playwright who wrote plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream
Who is William Shakespeare?
Area responsible for making sure the actors and stage can be seen during the show.
What is lighting?
A type of set piece that is flat, often painted, and often dropped in or pushed onto stage
What is a flat?
Stage direction towards the audience
What is downstage?
The biggest theatre city in the world.
What is New York?
Area responsible for making sure actors, musicians, and sound effects can be heard.
What is sound design?
The area of the stage past the curtain
What is the apron?
The short way of saying "5 minutes until you need to be in your spot for the beginning of the show."
"5 'til places"
Black playwright who wrote classics such as Fences, Jitney, The Piano Lesson, etc.
Who is August Wilson?
Area responsible for getting the word out for a show.
What is publicity?
Type of stage where the audience all faces forwards towards the stage
What is a proscenium stage?
Term for movements given to the actors by the directors for the scene.
What is blocking?
The Greek God that theatre was initially performed in honor for.
Who is Dionysus?
Area of stagecraft that deals with technology
(Projections, videos, etc.)
What is multi-media?
Type of stage that has the audience sitting on at least 3 sides of the stage
What is a thrust stage?
Name of a type of rehearsal with full technical elements in play
What is a tech rehearsal?
The name of a traditional form of Japanese theatre popular during the 17th and 18th century.
What is Kabuki Theatre?
Title of the person who researches a show and contributes by making sure the show is being accurately told.
What is the Dramaturg?
The name of a type of three-sided set piece that features different scenery on each side.
What are periaktoi?