Vocabulary
The storyline of a play or musical moving in cronological order
What is the plot?
This musical won several Tony Awards in 1976 and revolves around 17 actors at an audition
What is "A Chorus Line"?
Someone who writes plays is called a ___________
Who is the playwright?
The area in the front of the stage near the audience
What is downstage?
After reading the audition flyer completely you should _________________
What is read it again?
A group of actors involved in a production
What is the cast?
This musical features the song "If I Were a Rich Man"
What is "Fiddler on the Roof"?
In Greek Theatre these actors would speak and sing together in order to move the plot along
What is a Greek Chorus?
The area offstage to the right and left
What are the wings?
When you walk into an audition you should always smile and show that you have _____________
What is confidence?
This imaginary wall stands between the stage and audience
What is the 4th Wall?
This 2008 American rock musical is a story of a mother fighting the challenges of trauma and bipolar disorder
What is "Next to Normal"?
This Greek philosopher became the first literary critic
Who is Aristotle?
The area where the audience sits and watches a show
What is the house?
At every theater audition you will bring a picture called a ________ and paperwork called _________
What is a headshot and a resume?
The arch that frames the action in a theater
What is the proscenium?
This musical is a modern day retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” set in the 1950s
What is "West Side Story"?
A famous London theater where Shakespeare’s plays were performed and are still performed today
What is the Globe Theater?
The area behind the stage where the actors can move from one side to the other without being seen
What is the crossover?
Musical auditions include three parts including a vocal audition, a dance audition and a _______________
What is a cold read?
An improvised form of popular comedy that began during the Italian Renaissance
What is Commedia Del'Arte?
This Rock Musical is loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera La Bohème
What is "Rent"?
The pattern or rhythm of a line of poetry or verse and has to do with the number of syllables in the line and the emphasis placed on those syllables
What is iambic pentameter?
The area of the stage to the audience's left when they are looking at the actors
What is stage right?
During a cold read audition actors will read from the _______
What are sides?