Basic Definitions
A play, activity, or other presentation considered in term of its dramatic quality.
Theatre
These tell us where to go on the stage. An additional 100 points if you can name all of the directions.
Stage Directions- US, DS, C, SL, SR, USR, USL, DSR, and DSL
Winner of the first dramatic contest, father of acting.
Thespis.
List 2 reasons as to why we warm up.
Prevent Injury. Promote Flexibility. Your time to focus. Helps create routine.
These are what Greek actors wore when they performed.
Lightweight Masks.
An exciting, emotional, and/or sudden turn of events. A genre of theatre.
Drama
A theatre professional who oversees the mounting of a theatre production by unifying various elements.
Director
Where, how, and when theatre began.
530 BCE in Athens, Greece as part of religious festivals honoring the Gods there was a dramatic contest. These were the first plays.
Lips, Teeth, Tongue, Cheeks
Articulators.
Acting without script, working collaboratively and creatively to create theatre on your feet.
Improv.
1) Communicating nonverbally through the face.
2) Communicating nonverbally through the body.
Facial Expressions. Body Language.
1) A conversational exchange between two or more people.
2) A long speech performed by one actor.
Dialogue. Monologue.
This Greek playwright wrote this play we read in class.
Sophocles. Antigone.
Actors use _______ to throw their voice out to the audience so they can be heard. To achieve this they support from their ______.
Projection. Diaphragm.
Give me the definition for a play, musical, and ballet.
100 points each.
A piece of performance art meant to be performed not just read.
A play with singing and dancing.
A piece of performance art where the story is told through movement, theatrical in nature.
A movement of part of the body to express an idea/emotion or emphasize a point.
Gestures
These are the set of rules that tell us how to behave while viewing a live production. Name 3.
Theatre Etiquette
This is where the audience sat in Ancient Greece and it was carved into this.
Theatron. Hillside.
Using your articulators to speak clearly.
Annunciation.
A map for design.
Rendering.
Theatre is measured by dramatic quality as art is measured by this.
Tone.
Name and define the three teams or components that go into every musical, play, opera, etc.
Actors- people who perform on the stage
Creative Team- Director, Choreographer, Composer, etc.
Technical Theatre- Costumes, Props, Set, Lights, etc.
An emotional breakdown or release- it's the philosophical reason as to why we see theatre.
Catharsis.
Name one warm up we reviewed.
Vocal, Physical, or Mind.
Bird's eye view of the set of a production. It is drawn in your notes.
Ground Plan.