Audience Etiquette
Is eating proper etiquette during a show?
No.
Why is the area closest to the audience called "downstage" and the area farthest away called "upstage?"
Because stages used to be built at a slant.
Where is the diaphragm?
in your middle abdomen, below the ribs.
A person who creates sets, make-up, costumes, lights, and sound.
Technician/Designer.
What does it mean for an actor to "find your light"?
It means to step into the light on stage.
Before the show, during intermission, or after the show.
What is the difference between stage left and house left?
Stage left is the left area of the stage from the perspective of the actor, house left is the left area from the stage from the perspective of the audience.
What is projection?
The use of vocal chords/diaphragm to push sound louder.
A person who has the overall theme and tells the actors/crew what to do.
Director.
What is the second step of set design?
A set map in bird's eye view
Are you allowed to laugh during a show?
Of course! Only if it is appropriate.
Why is it important to know the areas of the stage?
So that everyone in the rehearsal process is on the same level of understanding.
What is an actor's first job during a play?
Learn their lines.
A person who picks the actors for a play. (You made a powerpoint about this for your own movie)
Casting Director
What is called when an actor faces out towards the audience instead of turning profile?
Cheating out.
Is talking during a performance acceptable behavior?
No.
Why must an actor never turn their back to the audience while speaking?
So that the sound will travel to the back of the house.
What is it called when an actor performs a long piece of script, uniterrupted?
A person who instructs the technicians what to do and when.
Technical Director
Name the body position when an actors front is facing upstage?
Full back.
When can you film/take photos of a performance?
NEVER!
What are the nine areas of the stage?
Downstage left, downstage center, downstage right.
Center left, center, center right.
Upstage left, upstage center, upstage right
What is it called when the actors take a bow at the end of the show?
A curtain call.
A person who calls cues, opens and closes the show, takes notes, sends reports, and manages paperwork
Stage manager.
How do you know if a Shakespeare line is written to be positive or unsettling?
If iambic pentameter is in rhythm. 10 syllables for a complete thought or statement.