Parts of the stage
This is where the actors wait to come on backstage
What are the wings
What is a silent actor or a silent act that has no story
When you are cast in a play, the first thing you must to as an actor is get your ___________, which has all of your lines in it?
What is a script?
This is the person responsible for distribution of programs, seating of the audience and training of the ushers. They are also usually in charge of keeping the house clean
Who/What is the house manager?
______________ is a musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and it is still holds the record for the longest running musical today
What is The Phantom of the Opera
the lights above the audience are called this
What are house lights?
What is a silent act that has a story
When you want to be a part of a play you must first attend an _________________
What is an audition?
These people who help move sets, props, etc. during scene changes and help with other backstage things during a performance.
Who is the run crew or backstage crew?
Define the word Variety Show
What is a show with singers, dances and joking combined into one show?
Name the four types of stage
What are Proscenium Stage, Flexible Stage, Thrust Stage and Arena stage?
What is they are both silent?
___________ is any specific actions other than blocking that is performed on stage by an actor on stage
What is Business?
This person is in charge of getting, finding, storing, and arranging the props on set
Who/What is the Properties Chief?
This was considered to be first real musical, it opened on September 12, 1866
What is The Black Crook?
__________ is the actors left when facing the audience and _________ is the actors right when facing the audience
What are stage left and stage right?
Name 2 of the famous mimes we talked about
Who are Charley Chaplin, Marcel Marceau or Lucile Ball?
What is a Cross and a Counter Cross?
This is the person who is completely in charge of all the backstage business during rehearsals and performance, they are the owns who "calls" the show
Who/What is the Stage Manager?
This musical was the first musical to use the songs to progress the story line and character development
What is Oklahoma?
The first original stage in the Greek time period was on a slant or an incline, like a ramp, which caused the actor to walk up stage when they were walking away from the audience and down the stage when they were walking towards the audience; this type of stage is called a ___________ stage
What is 1. Focus (Visualize), 2. Reach (Approach), 3. Take (Establish Space), 4. Show, 5. Release (Let go)?
Konstantin Stanislavski is important to the theater because he ______________________
What is created an acting technique called the Magic If and Method Acting?
This person puts together and builds the design of the scenic designer with the help of a crew of craftsmen/builders
Define the word Mega Musical and give an example of it
What is a fully or almost entirely sung-through musical that is produced on a large scale; examples could be: The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, or Wicked.