The Greeks
The concept of theater began as this
What is a ritual?
The part of the stage closest to the audience
What is the apron?
This woman invented the nine questions for actors to develop character
Who is Uta Hagen?
The full word for the abreviation of improv
What is improvisation?
This is the longest running musical of all time
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
These are the two genres of ancient Greek theater
What are comedy and tragedy?
The actor's right
What is stage right?
The act of planning out the movements of actors on stage
What is blocking?
The first rule of improv
What is Yes, And?
An actor is often told to do this instead of "Good luck" before a performance
What is "Break a leg"?
These were worn in Greek plays due to the large space for the performance
What are masks and robes?
What is house left?
These are the two main roles in theater
The fourth and most important rule of improv
What is Teamwork?
Never give an actor these before a show!
What are flowers?
The Greeks were in the middle of a ritual for Dionysus when this person decided to change the game
Who is Thespis?
The space behind the stage where actors move unseen
What is the crossover?
When an actor is not the main focus but needs to do something to make the scene feel alive
What is stage business?
The act of correcting a fellow actor in an improv when things begin to go off topic
What is No, But?
Kremlhoftheater in Austria is the smallest theater in the world! It only hold this many people.
What is eight?
This playwright was famous for his tragedies, but also for his unfortunate death at the hands of a tortoise.
Who is Aeschylus?
The space above the stage where lights are hung
What is The fly space/The Catwalks/The Battens?
The spot in a script that contains the character's name before a line
What is a dialogue tag?
This theater term often gets confused with the act of improv
William Shakespeare wrote many plays, but (allegedly) only ever performed in this play. (It's also a play that is supposedly cursed)
What is Macbeth?