American Musical Theatre
Which team wrote Oklahoma, Carousel, and South Pacific?
ROGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN
CREATE A VISION, CAST, BLOCKING, GUIDE ENTIRE PRODUCTION, COMMUNICATE WITH DESIGNERS, HELP ACTOR’S DEV. CHARACTERS
Director
PLANS ALL SET AND SCENERY TO PROMOTE DIRECTOR’S VISION AND PLAYWRIGHT’S INTENTION, SUPERVISES SET DESIGN TEAM, SCHEDULES CONSTRUCTION
Set Designer
a signal for something to happen
Cue
to add decorative props to a set
dress
What is the one truly American genre?
Musical Theatre
SUPERVISES STAGE CREWS, MANAGES SET CONSTRUCTION, COMMUNICATES WITH DIRECTOR AND DESIGNERS, COORDINATES LIGHTS AND SOUNDS TO ENHANCE SHOW, SUPERVISES STRIKE, KEEPS TRACK OF EXPENSES AND PURCHASES
Technical Director
AQUIRES, BUILDS PROPS, REPAIR AND STORAGE OF PROPS, DEVELOPS PROP PLOT, ORGANIZES PROP CREW, KEEPS TRACK OF EXPENSES AND PURCHASES.
Prop Manager
a set piece consisting of a light-weight frame covered with canvas, muslin, or wood
Flat
masks or hides the backstage area from the audience's view
Masking
Which American musical genre included blackface?
Minstrelsy
CALLS THE SHOW, SCHEDULES REHEARSALS, PREPARES PROMPT BOOK
Stage Manager
CREATE SOUND DESIGN TO COMMUNICATE THE DIRECTOR’S VISION AND THE PLAYWRIGHT’S INTENTION, CREATES SOUND EFFECTS FOR THE PLAY, SUPERVISES THE SOUND CREW AND MAINTAINS SOUND EQUIPMENT
Sound Designer
anything that an actor handles onstage as well as furniture and other items used to enhance the set
Props
offers a bird’s eye view of the set showing the location, position and measurements of set pieces on the stage and possibly the multiple levels on the set
Ground Plan
Which American musical genre was created to appeal to women and children and built the most theatres in the United States?
Vaudeville
SUPERVISES CAST AND CREW BACKSTAGE, MANAGES SET CHANGES
Assistant Stage Manager
DESIGNS COSTUMES TO COMMUNICATE THE DIRECTOR’S VISION AND THE PLAYWRIGHT’S INTENTION, BUILDS, BUYS, PULLS COSTUMES, SUPERVISES COSTUME CREW, RECORDS MEASUREMENTS, KEEPS TRACK OF EXPENSES AND PURCHASES, MAINTAINS AND STORES COSTUMES
Costume Designer
used to attach facial hair pieces and three dimensional makeup to the skin
Spirit Gum
To keep track of the costume items for each character, develop a
Costume Plot
Who was the first composer to believe that the book was as important as the song? This was the dawn of the mature American Musical. He also wrote Show Boat
Kern
SUPERVISES PREPARATION OF HOUSE AND LOBBY, USHERS, DEALS WITH AUDIENCE ASSITANCE AND PROBLEMS, TIMES INTERMISSION
House Manager
PROMOTES THE PLAY THROUGH PRESS RELEASES, SUPERVISES ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN, POSTER AND FLYERS, PREPARES TICKETS AND PROGRAM
Publicity Manager
a strip of fabric covering the crack between two flats to enhance the illusion that a series of joined flats comprise a wall
Dutchman
area above the stage where drops are raised and lowered by means of a counterweight system
Fly