Miscellaneous
This is the most important component of theatre; without it, it's just a bunch of jerks playing around onstage.
What is the audience?
This type of theatre has the audience on just one side.
What is a proscenium?
This person created the first acting technique, and is considered the father of modern-day acting.
Who is Stanislavski?
This term stands for the common goal or objective of all characters in a play.
What is the spine of the play?
Physical or psychological elements that stand in a character's way.
What are obstacles?
Theatre is always about this subject; one of the reasons it's so compelling.
What is human beings?
This type of theatre has the audience on three sides.
What is a thrust?
This element is the hardest to master; it brings you into the circumstances of the play.
What is concentration?
An actor's movement onstage.
What is blocking?
A recurring or pervading idea throughout a play.
What is a theme?
This is the subconscious expectation set up by the theatre's environment.
What is psychological priming?
This type of theatre has the audience on all four sides.
What is an arena?
The actors greatest resource; the fuel for it is observation.
What is imagination?
This is the director's vision of the play appropriate to the script.
What is the directorial concept?
A distinctive feature or dominant idea in a script.
What is a motif?
These are two ways we experience theatre.
What is as individuals and as groups?
This type of theatre is smaller, more intimate, and has flexible seating.
What is a black box?
These elements stand for what a character wants, and how they get what they want; they always go hand in hand.
What are objective and action?
This type of director may control all aspects of a script, including the script.
What is an auteur director?
The main character of a play, and the character who opposes them.
What are the protagonist and antagonist?
This is required by both the audience and the actors; without it, theatre can't happen.
What is imagination?
This is the invisible barrier between the actors and the audience.
What is the fourth wall?
These are two kinds of daily acting.
What are imitation and role play?
This type of director may incorporate gender-blind or color-blind casting in their concept.
What is a post-modern director?
An event where opposing forces are at a crucial moment that change the course of the play
What is a crisis?