Broadway
Musicals
Musicals
After leaving "Saturday Night Live", Taran Killam made his debut as King George III in this musical
Hamilton
The left side of the auditorium as you face the stage where the audience sits
House left
"I can hear the.." (Hairspray)
Bells
A streetwise NYPD detective (Will Smith) joins a secret organization that is the “first, last, and only line of defense against the worst scum of the universe”
Men in Black
This professor teaches Costume Construction
Gregory Horton
This musical opened on Broadway in 2003, and invents a backstory for "The Wizard of Oz"
Wicked
It's the avian term for the areas to the right & left of the acting space on a theatre stage
The wings
"Pardon me, are you *blank*, sir" (Hamilton)
Aaron Burr
This 2009 Oscar-nominated biopic was based on the real-life story of Michael Oher, who went from a homeless teen to an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick for the Baltimore Ravens.
The Blind Side
The first production of the 2021-2022 play season
Pretty Fire
This musical tells the story of impoverished artists living in the East Village of New York City during the AIDS crisis circa 1990
Rent
The term for the planning of an actor's movement on stage
Blocking
"Don't nobody bring me..."
No bad news
In this 2007 “robotic” film based on the comics of the same name and directed by Michael Bay, an ancient struggle re-erupts on Earth between two extraterrestrial clans, who can disguise themselves as electronic objects.
Transformers
This alumna returned to the Paul Robeson Theatre in Spring 2022 and starred as Ma Rainey in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
Jayne Trinette
In this musical Cowboy Curly McClain and sinister farmhand Judd compete for the love of Aunt Eller's niece, Laurey.
Oklahoma
The term for "what is said underneath the lines"
The subtext
"You need to marry a little honey..."(Princess & the Frog)
Whose daddy got dough
This 2005 superhero flick by Christopher Nolan was a reboot of a franchise based on the DC comics starring the “Caped Crusader”, who uses his strength, intellect, and an array of high-tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten his city.
Batman Begins
The technical director for the production of Othello in Spring 2023
Jeffrey "Rich" Richardson
Special footwear helps the characters glide across the stage in a showstopping number from this musical
The Little Mermaid
This term is used to describe the action of the play before the curtain comes up.
Inciting Incident
"It's gonna be a night"(HSM 3)
To remember
This 1990 dark comedy by Tim Burton starred Johnny Depp as the title character, who was known for his “Hand”-y work.
Edward Scissorhands
Our theatre gets its name from this actor, orator, athlete, lawyer, singer, author, scholar, activist, and linguist.
Paul Robeson