Theatre
Theatre Vocab.
Elements of Improv
Performance Stages
Parts of the Stage
100

What play had the Prince of Denmark return home from college to find things suspicious with his family dynamic?

Hamlet

100

The location where the story takes place? 

The setting 

100

Which element tells us the location of the play?

The Where

100

This performance venue is usually in all black.

What is a black box theatre

100

What part of the stage is at the top?

Upstage

200

Who is the 7th and 8th grade theatre teacher?

Ms. Bria 

200

Instructions given to the actor to know what to do on stage. 

Stage Directions 

200

Which element tells us the time frame or time period of the play?

The When
200

This performance venue has audience on all sides.

What is an Arena?

200

What part of the stage is in the middle?

Center stage
300

An item/object used to elevate the paly.

What is a prop?

300
Not a character in a play but tells the audience what is going on in the play. 

Narrator

300

Which element tells us the central activity or main action of the play?

The what

300

What is this an example of?

The Pantages Theatre

What is a proscenium?

300

What part of the stage is at the bottom.

What is down stage?

400

What was the name of the musical that Libertas wanted the school to do?

What Princess and the Frog

400

A conversation between two or more people 

Dialogue 

400

Which element tells the characters acting in the play?

The Who?

400

This performance venue can flexible with any show and has limited seating

What is a black box theatre

400

Who's view is the stage from? 

The actor's view

500

What was the name of the script we read in class?

The Monsters are due on Maple Street

500

Two or more actors create this using dialogue 

What is a scene

500
Which element tells us the reasoning behind the actors behavior choices?

The Why?

500

This performance view has a box frame stage and an area for the orchestra to play. 

What is a proscenium and an orchestra pit?

500

How many parts of the stage are there?

Upstage, Down stage, Stage right, Center stage, Stage left, down stage right, upstage right, down stage left, upstage left


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