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Theatre Terms
Theatre History
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100
the part of the stage that the audience cannot see
What is offstage?
100
Two modern shows that tell stories through movement.
What are Cirque du Soleil and Blue Man Group?
100
Part of the stage that is closest to the audience.
What is downstage?
100
The musical instrument that is similar in process to vocal production.
What is a guitar?
100
playing toward the audience while seemingly conversing with others on stage
What is cheating out?
200
slanted
What is raked?
200
Ancient storytellers from West Africa
What is a griot?
200
the actor's left or right as he or she faces the audience
What is stage left/ stage right
200
The box of the guitar, just like the hollow areas in your head, helps give sound this quality.
What is resonance?
200
any small action that the actor performs without major movement
What is stage business?
300
to send the voice out to the audience
What is project?
300
Modern storytelling slam that is also featured twice a week on NPR (National Public Radio).
What is The Moth?
300
movement across the stage
What is a cross?
300
The strings of a guitar represent these in the human voice.
What are vocal chords?
300
moving in the opposite direction of an actor making a cross
What is a counter-cross?
400
imaginary lines indicating visibility of stage areas
What are sightlines?
400
Modern actor that is well-known for his vocal ability in characterization
Who is John Leguizamo?
400
The code for the following stage direction: Enter upstage right, cross downstage center, sit on chair, exit downstage left.
What is En UR - X DC - Sit on Chair - Ex DL?
400
The lips, the teeth and the tongue help do this to the sounds you make.
What is articulate?
400
the muscle below the ribcage
What is a diaphragm?
500
having an action appear effortless and natural due to repeating the movement many times
What is muscular memory?
500
Theatre as we know it is believed to have evolved from these two ancient rituals.
What are shamanism and ritual dance?
500
The code for the following stage direction: Enter center stage left, cross down stage right, hop on one foot, exit up stage center.
What is En CSL - X DR - hop on one foot, - Ex UC?
500
You should always begin and end your breath with this muscle.
What is diaphragm?
500
a combination of rising and falling inflection
What is circumflex?