Intro to Theatre and Stage Presence
The people who watch a theatre performance are called...
An audience
True or false, actors should have LESS energy onstage to make the scene interesting to watch.
False
The middle of the performing area is called
Centerstage
The Set
or
Scenery
Name every single person in this room.
When an actor speaks clearly, they are using good articulation.
When an actor speaks loudly, they are using good...
Projection
Always turning slightly towards the audience, so that they can see your face, is called...
Cheating out
Name 5 of the 9 areas of the stage.
Centerstage, Centerstage Right, Centerstage Left
Downstage Center, Downstage Right, Downstage Left
Upstage Center, Upstage Right, Upstage Left
Sound design helps create the overall feeling for a play, and can establish what kind of location the play is happening in.
Name one of these two concepts.
Mood or Environment
What was the name of our school play this year?
The Day the Internet Died
This is a phrase that has lots of the same sounds and is difficult to say. We practiced these in class.
A tongue-twister
A script is formatted with a title, characters, lines, and stage directions. What are the lines that characters say to each other called?
Dialogue
Where the audience sits.
Lighting can create mood or even tell us what time of day it is. But the most important simple purpose of theatre lighting is...
What phrase do we use to describe when an actor talks directly to the audience?
Breaking the Fourth Wall
The muscle that we use to breath, down by our stomach, is called...
the diaphragm
Actors can change their voice to become different characters. Name 2 of the elements of your voice that you can dial up and down.
Volume, Pitch, Pace/Speed
In blocking notation, what letter means "cross to" onstage?
For example, "Actor 1 crosses to Stage Right"
X
Costumes convey a lot of information. Name 2 of the 4 categories of things that costumes can tell us about the person wearing them.
Time Period, Role/Occupation, Personality, Money/Social Status
Automatic Shooter Box!
Shoot for points. If you make it, get double. If you miss, get nothing.
N/A
Frozen images onstage, where the actors all stand still, are called...
Tableaux
At the end of a question, I usually rise.
At the end of a statement, I usually drop down.
What am I?
Inflection
In blocking notation, what symbol and what letter are used in combination to represent sitting down or standing up?
S and an attached arrow (up or down)
A costume design itself is made up of 5 elements. Which 2 of these elements is NOT a part of physical costume design?
Material, Volume, Overlap, Color, Direction, Texture, Silhouette
Overlap and Direction
Theatre stage types include Trap, Blackbox, Proscenium, Thrust, and Arena.
Which type is the Atkins Auditorium?
Proscenium