Stage Directions
Closest part of the stage to the audience.
What is downstage?
Speaking directly to the audience is called this.
What is breaking the fourth wall?
Country where theatre began with tragedies and comedies.
What is Greece?
The person who designs the scenery.
Who is the set designer?
Talking or using your phone during a performance breaks this.
What is theatre etiquette?
Actor’s left when facing the audience.
What is stage left?
Unscripted acting done on the spot.
What is improvisation?
Famous playwright who wrote Romeo and Juliet
Who is William Shakespeare?
The person who designs where the lights should point and what they should look like.
Who is the lighting designer?
The polite way to show appreciation at the end of a show.
What is applause?
The invisible wall between the actors and the audience.
What is the fourth wall?
The rhythm, speed, and volume of a line are called this.
What is vocal delivery?
The area of ancient theatres where the chorus performed.
What is the orchestra?
The person who designs clothing and makeup for actors.
Who is the costume designer?
The person responsible for managing props.
Who is the props master?
The back part of the stage farthest from the audience.
What is upstage?
he written words of a play.
What is the script?
Medieval plays with morals performed in outdoor pageant wagons were called this.
What are morality plays?
A sound effect or music played during a show.
What is a sound cue?
A costume change that must happen in under a minute.
What is a quick change?
The hidden areas on the sides of the stage.
What are the wings?
A stage direction telling actors where to move is called this.
What is blocking?
The building in Ancient Greece where the audience sat.
What is the amphitheater?
The person who calls the cues during the performance.
Who is the stage manager?
The group of people who move scenery and help backstage.
Who are stagehands or run crew?