The person who creates dances and arranges movements in a musical or play.
Who is the choreographer?
100
The period of practice before the beginning of a show in which the actors and director work on the development of the show.
What is rehearsal?
100
An expression people tell actors and other theatre artists to wish them "Good luck" before a performance or audition.
What is "Break a leg!"?
100
The person who 1) provides the vision for a show, 2) works with actors on their roles, 3) develops blocking, and 4) runs rehearsals.
Who is the director?
100
The person who designs the sound direction for the show.
Who is the sound designer?
200
The person who designs the sets for a show. In smaller theatres, this person also builds the set.
Who is the set designer?
200
A rehearsal in which the actors perform the show from the very beginning to the very end.
What is a 'run-through'?
200
The number of times a show is performed (ie. one night only, one weekend, one month, etc)
What is "run"?
200
When a director chooses actors to be characters in a play.
What is casting?
200
The stock of costumes and accessories owned by a theatre group.
What is the wardrobe?
300
The person who designs the lighting for a show and works with director to get desired effects.
Who is the Lighting Designer?
300
To place a prop, costume or something else used in a production in or around the stage before the start of a performance.
What is to 'preset'?
300
The amount of time it takes to perform the play from beginning to end, not including any intermissions.
What is Running Time?
300
The instructions that a director gives actors so that they know exactly where they are supposed to be on stage at all times.
What is blocking?
300
The noises created to a accompany a scene in a show. (They may be produced by a machine or by actors on or off stage.)
What are sound effects?
400
The person responsible for the everything on stage and back stage from the moment a show begins until it ends.
Who is the stage manager?
400
A rehearsal, usually just before a show opens, to practice the show just how it will be on opening night, including costumes and make-up.
What is Dress Rehearsal?
400
The time that an actor must report to the theatre for either a performance or a rehearsal.
What is 'call'?
400
The meeting a director usually has after a rehearsal or performance to tell the cast and crew how he/she felt about their performance and what changes are necessary.
What are "notes"?
400
1) The program (booklet) that contains information about a production; 2) The posters used to advertise a production.
What is the playbill?
500
The person in charge of all the props and who usually works with them during a show.
Who is the Prop Mistress/Master?
500
The technical rehearsal that coordinates the technical aspects of the production (such as lights, sound) with the play as it has been rehearsed.
What is Cue-to-Cue?
500
The bows at the end of a performance.
What is curtain call?
500
Information from the playwright to actors, director, technicians, etc that tells them what to do and how to do it.
What are stage directions?
500
All the music and sound effects in a production as a whole.