The Writers Club
In My Producer Bag
Acting Up?
Behind the Curtain
100

In a script, how should character names be written before their lines?

What is ALL CAPS?

100

Who secures the money and oversees the logistics for the production? 

Who is the producer?

100

Who is responsible for bring the character to life on stage?

What is an actor?

100

Who creates and designs the costumes for a play?

What is a costume designer?

200

What are the instructions in a script that tell actors how to move, speak, or act?

What are stage directions?

200

How much money was given for the budget in the producer challenge?

What is $1,000,000?

200

What do we call the spoken words between characters in a play or script?

What is dialogue?

200

Who builds and designs the scenery for a play?

What is a set designer?

300

How should stage directions be written in a script to set them apart from dialogue?

What are parentheses and italics?

300

What do we call a short slide presentation producers use to sell their play idea to investors?

What is a pitch deck?

300

What do we call the problem, challenge, or struggle in a play that creates tension between characters?

What is conflict?

300

Who plans and creates lighting for the stage?

Who is the lighting designer?

400

What are the three main types of stage directions?

What is action, movement, and emotion?

400

Who does a producer present their pitch deck to in order to secure money for a show?

What are investors?

400

Which character did Tshidi Manye famously play in Broadway’s The Lion King?

Who is Rafiki?

400

Who is responsible for managing and creating all props for a production?

What is a prop master?

500

What is the written description at the beginning of a scene that tells where and when it takes place?

What is a scene description?

500

Who is ultimately responsible for the creative vision of a play?

Who is the director?

500

What do we call the first group reading of a script, where actors sit together and read aloud?

What is a table read?

500

In our food prop project, what product did we use as a mold to shape our fake foods?

What is modeling clay?