From the Actor's Perspective
When you are closer to the audience, you are _____
"DOWNSTAGE"
To get a part in a play, actors attend these try-outs
"AUDITIONS"
A serious play
DRAMA
The part of the show that sets up the story
"EXPOSITION"
The building where a play is performed is called a
When you are farther from the audience, you are _____
"UPSTAGE"
A one-person script that actors might use to audition is called a
"MONOLOGUE"
A funny play
"COMEDY"
In the middle, the story builds to a
"CLIMAX"
The part of the theatre where the audience sits is called the
"HOUSE"
The middle of the stage is called _______
"CENTER STAGE"
When actors read from a script they've never read before at an audition, it's called a
"COLD READ"
A play with a sad ending
During the rising action, there is some sort of
"CONFLICT"
The narrow area between the audience and the stage is called the
"PIT"
Why is the depth of the stage described as upstage or downstage?
STAGES WERE ORIGINALLY SLANTED
When an actor is asked to come back for a second "tie breaker" audition
"CALL BACKS"
A funny play with a sad ending
"TRAGI-COMEDY"
After the climax, there is a
Who sits in the pit?
The side-to-side directions are called
A second person assigned to the same role as a backup plan
"UNDERSTUDY"
A play that makes fun of something
At the conclusion, there is some type of
"RESOLUTION"
A rectangular stage with one side open to the audience; other three sides are backstage is known as a…
"PROSCENIUM"