Acting
Miscellaneous
Theatre Basics
Vocab
Musical Theatre Vocab
100

The volume of an actor's voice

Projection

100

The opposite of having strong vocal inflection is...

Monotone

100

This person is in charge of all backstage elements of a show

Stage Manager
100

Memorizing one's lines is being...

Off Book

100

This is the name of the music that plays before Act 1 Begins

Overture

200

The clarity of an actor's voice

Diction

200

A slanted stage

Raked stage

200

These help an actor portray a character, but also reveal time period and tone to the audience

Costumes

200

Heard by the audience but not anyone else onstage, expresses a character's true feelings

Aside
200

This persons writes the words of the songs in the musical

Lyricist

300

Non-Verbal communication of an actor's emotion

Facial expression

300

What stage managers leave on overnight in the theatre for good luck

Ghost light

300

This ensures that everything onstage (including the actors) can be seen by the audience

Lighting

300

The line or action that happens directly before your line or action

Cue

300

This person writes the music to the musical

Composer

400

The tone and pitch of an actor's voiced used to express emotion

Vocal Inflection

400

The longest-running musical on Broadway is...

Phantom of the Opera
400

Describe what a scenic designer's job entails.

Researching the time period of the show before designing a set for the action to take place upon

400

Non-verbal movement used to communicate onstage

Gesture

400

This is the name of the music that plays at intermission 

Entr'acte

500

Turning out onstage

Cheating out

500

The most winningest Tony Award winner's name is...

Audra McDonald

500

The script of a musical is also called the...

Book

500

This is the show-stopping song that elaborately includes most, if not all, of the ensemble performers

Production Number

500

This is the second-playing of a song in a musical, typically slower and a solo

Reprise