TECH THEATER
STAGE TERMS
MUSICAL THEATER
THEATER TERMS
100

Who creates the overall vision for the production?

The director

100

What is the area above the audience where lights are hung?

The "Cat-Walk"

100

This tragic musical uses Greek mythology to tell its story.

Hadestown

100

A playwright's instructions to the actors in a script, often in the parentheses, is called what?

Stage Directions

200

Name two people on the tech side of a production

Lighting Designer and Sound designer

200

What is the area above the stage where backdrops and other scenery can be stored and then brought in to the stage?

The "Fly-space"

200

The mid 1940's through the mid's 1960's is often referred to as this in musical theater history.

The Golden Age of musicals

200

This imaginary "wall" divides the actors from the audience.

What is the "Fourth Wall"

300

What is the primary purpose of a lighting designer in a theatre production?

To illuminate/light the performers

300

Name two types of curtains that hang on stage


The "Wings" and "the Cyc"

300

Adapted from a popular teen book in 2024, this new musical presents two rival gangs in 1960's Oklahoma.

What is The Outsiders?

300

Two important things to do with your voice while speaking on stage.

What is " Projection" and "Diction"

400

Who is the person who works with both the director and tech crew?

The stage manager

400

A the large "frame" around a traditional stage is called this...

The Proscenium

400

This long-running musical takes place in the Paris Opera House where a ghost-like figure creates chaos.

Phantom of the Opera

400

When the stage manger announces, "The house is open."  What is basically being conveyed here to the performers?

That audience members are now taking their seats and that actors should not be out on the stage or seating area.