Primitive Theatre
Baba Yaga
Stage Directions
Vocabulary
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100

What did Primitive tribes use as costumes?

Animals skins

100

What did Vasillisas mother give her for protection?

A doll

100

What is the rounded part of the stage called?

Apron

100

The person in charge of casting the show and deciding how the show looks over all.

The director

100

What is the title of the people or person performing on the stage?

Actors

200
What was the name of the person who oversaw the rituals called?

The Shaman

200

What were Baba Yagas teeth made out of?

Iron
200

What is the area in the back that the audience can't see called?

Backstage

200

A rehearsal when all the actors are in full costume

Dress rehearsal

200

What is the title of the people working backstage?

The crew (or tech)

300

Why do we know so little about Primitive tribes?

Lack of written and recorded records.

300

What sisterhood is Baba Yaga part of?

A trio

300

What is the side wings of the backstage area called?

Offstage left and offstage right

300

The person who runs the show from start to finish and calls all the cues during the show?

Stage manager

300
What is the title of the person who hands you a program and directs you on where to sit during a production

Usher

400

What was the Shamans other position in the tribe?

Religious leader

400

What kind of book was Baba Yaga first mentioned in?

A Russian Grammar Book

400

What is the big white sheet used in theatre production called?

Cyclorama

400

When an actor auditions and is asked to come back and audition a second time?

Callback

400

What is the title of the person who writes a play?

Playwright

500

Why was it hard to separate Theatre from Religion in Primtive tribes?

Theatre was an important part of religious ceremonies so they blended together


500

Where is Baba Yaga derived from? 

Eastern Europe

500

What is the position of the audience called?

The house

500

Signals given to the actors and crew during a production?

Cue

500

Who is known as the "father of theatre" and probably one of the most notorious figures in theatrical history?

William Shakespeare