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The People Behind the Show
The Stage
Types of Rehearsals
What to do in Rehearsals
During the Show
100
The Director and Music Director
What is the name of the people who create and coordinate the artistic and musical element of the play?
100
The Stage
Where do the actors perform?
100
The Technical Rehearsals
When do the cast run the play with the lights and sound equipment?
100
A read-through
What is the first thing that the cast does?
100
The dialogue
What do the characters say in the play?
200
The Designer and the Technical Director
What is the name of the people behind the lights and props?
200
The Environment and Props
What is something that could be called "On-stage"
200
The Dress Rehearsal
When do they rehearse in costume?
200
A Run-through
What do you call when they go through the play beginning to end?
200
The lyrics
What are the words in a song?
300
The Stage Director and Choreographer
Who is in charge of the rehearsals and performances and who teaches the performances?
300
"Off-stage"
What is anything the audience can't see?
300
No one except the creative team is in the audience.
What is the difference between a final dress or the actual performance?
300
On-book
When is the cast allowed to run-through the play with a script in hand?
300
The Music
What is in the background and in the songs of the show?
400
The Business Director
What is the name of the person in charge of the money side of the play?
400
The Backstage
Where do does the cast get ready?
400
Off-book
When can't the cast run-through with the script in their hand?
400
The stage directions
What describes the setting and physical actions of the characters?
500
The Producer
Who funds the play?
500
The House
What could the gym or another viewing place be described as?
500
In the final dress they run with lights and sounds while in the dress rehearsal, they run just with costume.
What is the difference between the dress rehearsal and the final dress?
500
The script
What does the cast use to memorize the lyrics and dialogue and settings of the show?
500
The set and the props
What is the physical environment on the stage and what is used on the set by the characters?