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Theater History
Theater Positions
Vocab I
Stage/Rehearsal
Doomsday (Misc.)
100
This theater occurs right after the Greek Theatre
What is Roman Theatre
100
Follows along in the script and feeds lines to the actors.
What is the Prompter
100
The Who, What, When, Where of a play.
What are the Given Circumstances
100
A stage with audience on three sides.
What is a thrust stage
100
Three things you must have for Improvisational Theater
What are Actors, a Stage, and a situation
200
Occurs in England at the same times at the Renaissance/Neoclassic Period
What is Elizabethan Theatre
200
They are in charge of the money.
What is the Producer
200
The choice of words that a charcter uses.
What is their diction
200
A rehearsal where the actor will learn all of their movements and positions on stage
What is a blocking rehearsal
200
Speaking clearly and annuciating so that you may be more clearly understood.
What is Articulation
300
This was originally performed by women before they were banned.
What is Kabuki
300
They are in charge of overseeing all the technical aspects of the play.
Who is the Technical Director
300
Writing in a diary on stage is an example of this.
What is Stage Business
300
A type of rehearsal during which the director and actors read through the play and make line notes and analyze the play.
What is table work.
300
A Japanese performance which uses puppets
What is Bunraku
400
A performance involving bamboo puppets and a white backdrop.
What is Indonesian Shadow Puppet Theatre
400
In charge of designing the stage and set pieces for a play.
Who is the Scenic Designer
400
The rise and fall of pitch
What is Inflection
400
The side of the stage furthest away from the audience
What is Upstage
400
The Medieval period of Theater belongs here on the timeline: Greek, Commedia dell'arte, Elizabethan, Melodrama
What is after Greek and before Commedia dell'arte
500
They update the audience, provide commentary, and perform dialogue with the actors.
What is the Greek Chorus
500
In charge of the play once it is running, makes sure everything backstage runs smoothly.
Who is the stage manager?
500
A unit of action or change in emotion.
What is a beat
500
You would do this to not block the audience with your back.
What is Cheating
500
Uses imaginary objects and exaggerated movements to create the illusion of reality
What is Pantomime