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100

I am the person(s) in charge of making the show come to life through clothing!

Who is the Costumer/Costume Designer?



100

The cardinal rule of improv! 

What is "Yes, and"

100
How you notate that a character crossed.
What is "X"
100

A type of 14 line poem. Shakespeare wrote 154 of them!

What is a sonnet?

100

This type of scene has no given circumstances. 

What is an open scene?

200

I am the person that teaches the music and helps the cast to sound their best!

Who is the Music Director?

200
An actor does this in order to be heard by the audience.

What is projects?

200

The perspective at which you view stage directions.

What is the actor's perspective?

200

The type of speech given by a single actor. 

What is a monologue?

200

The who, what, when, where, why of a scene or piece of theater. 

What are given circumstances?

300

I am responsible for making the world of the show come to life through set pieces!

Who is the set designer?

300

What a character wants in a scene.

What is an objective?

300

The area of the stage that is closest to the audience.

What is downstage?
300

The play that the famous line "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." is from. 

What is Romeo and Juliet?

300

When a group of actors work together as a unit, they are working as this. 

What is an ensemble?

400

I am responsible for creating the world of the show with the actors and coordinating all aspects of the production along with the other departments!

Who is the Director?

400

How a character goes about getting what they want.

What is a tactic?

400

The way to notate that a character crossed downstage left.

What is XDSL?

400

The play that the famous "Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?" monologue comes from. (HINT: It is bad luck to say the name of this play in a theater!)

What is Macbeth?

400

This game involves people performing different fun character traits for a host to guess. 

 What is party quirks?

500

I am responsible for making sure each scene is well lit and for creating the world of the play through lights!

Who is the Lighting Designer?

500

The sides of the stage that actors wait to enter and exit in. (Hint: Birds also have them)

What are the wings?

500

This is another name for the area in a theater where the audience is seated.

What is the House?

500

This open air theater was built in 1599 and is the site that many of Shakespeare's plays have been performed in. 

What is The Globe?

500

This game involves calling out a specific word to switch up the scene.

What is FREEZE?