Parts of the Theatre
A theatre with audience members on 3 sides
What is a Thrust theatre?
Formal theatre began as a way to honor this god
Who is Dionysus?
A pompous know-it-all Commedia character who often spoke in fake Latin
Who is the Doctor?
A repeated song in a musical
What is a Reprise?
What is William?
The space offstage for storage and where the actors wait before going on the stage
What are wings?
Considered the first actor
Who is Thespis?
The only character/trait that followed Everyman to death
This type of musical is made up of pre-existing songs
Acting without words or props
What is Pantomime?
The place in the lobby where you go to pick up tickets you purchased online or over the phone
What is Will Call?
The hut behind the performance area where the actors changed costumes
What is the Skene?
Medieval plays about the last week of Christ's life
What are Passion Plays?
This type of musical is based on a novel, play, or short story
What is a Book musical?
What is improvisation?
The name of the place where the lobby and the box office are located
What is the Front of the House?
Stories that centered around nobility and NOT common people
What are tragedies?
Medieval plays that taught right from wrong
What are Morality Plays?
The origin of Annie the Musical
What is the Little Orphan Annie comic strip?
This is due TOMORROW
What is the Play Critique?
The direction a director tell an actor to cross if they wanted them farther away from the audience (in a Proscenium)
What is Upstage?
This word translates to "half man - half goat"?
What is Satyr?
The three main things Commedia stories centered around
What are love, money, and food?
2 of the main elements of a story that a song may be advancing
What are the plot an the characters?
This is how Ms.Daniels says you should define theatre!
What is "Storytelling"?