Famous Theatre People
This playwright wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This is the written text of a play including dialogue and stage directions.
What is a script?
The people who watch a play are called this.
What is the audience?
This Shakespeare play tells the story of two young lovers from feuding families.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
This Disney musical about the Madrigal family features the character Mirabel as the only child without magical powers.
What is Encanto?
This singer and actress is known for playing Elphaba in the musical Wicked and singing Defying Gravity.
Who is Idina Menzel?
This is the final part of a story where the problem gets solved.
What is the resolution?
The objects actors use on stage like a sword, book, or cup.
What are props?
This musical features the songs Defying Gravity and Popular.
What is Wicked?
This Disney Renaissance musical features the villain Ursula and the song Poor Unfortunate Souls.
What is The Little Mermaid?
This composer and actor created the musical Hamilton and also played Alexander Hamilton on Broadway.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
This word refers to the spoken lines of characters in a play.
What is dialogue?
The clothes actors wear to look like their characters.
What are costumes?
This musical about the American founding father Alexander Hamilton became a global hit.
What is Hamilton?
In Moana, this shapeshifting demigod sings the song You're Welcome.
Who is Maui?
This famous actor starred in the movie musical The Greatest Showman as P.T. Barnum.
Who is Hugh Jackman?
These instructions in a script tell actors how to move or behave on stage.
What are stage directions?
The background or scenery that shows where the play takes place.
What is the set / set design?
This musical about French revolutionaries includes the song Do You Hear the People Sing?
What is Les Misérables?
This Pixar musical film features the main character Miguel wanting to become a musician despite his family banning music.
What is Coco?
This filmmaker and musical creator directed the 2021 movie version of West Side Story.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
This is the main problem or struggle in a story.
What is conflict?
The lights used in a play to create mood or highlight actors.
What is stage lighting?
This Shakespeare play is about the Prince of Denmark seeking revenge.
What is Hamlet?
This villain from The Princess and the Frog is also known as “The Shadow Man.”
Who is Dr. Facilier?