The part of a theater which is not seen by the audience,
including the dressing rooms, wings and the green room
What is backstage?
100
A time when an actor goes before a group of people who are
casting a play to show those people what he can do
Who is an audition?
100
The quick shutting off of all the stage lights
What is black out?
100
Upstage Right is more commonly abbreviated as this.
What is USR?
200
The person who provides the vision of how a show should be
presented, who works with the actors on their roles, develops the blocking, and is in charge of the rehearsals
What is the Director?
200
The setting of the stage for each act and all the physical things that are used to change the stage for the performance
What is the set?
200
The bows at the end of a performance
What is curtain calls?
200
A speech given by one actor
What is a monologue?
200
This refers to the area that is closest onstage area to the audience.
What is downstage?
300
All the people who work together on a show except the cast
What is the crew?
300
The areas of the stage that are to the sides of the acting area and are out of view. These areas are usually masked by curtains.
What are the wings?
300
When the director tells the cast (usually by a certain date) that they must memorize their lines and can no longer use their scripts in rehearsal.
What is off-book?
300
An afternoon performance of a show
What is a matinee?
300
A type of theater usually surrounded by black curtains where the audience and actors are in the same room
What is a Black box?
400
A group of actors, singers or dancers who perform together on stage
What is an ensemble?
400
The place backstage where the Stage Manager puts up important information for the cast and crew
What is the callboard?
400
The amount of time it takes to perform the play from
beginning to end not including any intermissions...as theater is live performance, this can vary slightly for each performance.
What is running time?
400
When an actor is asked to read from a script he hasn't
rehearsed
What is cold reading?
400
This is another name for the area in a theater where the audience is seated. It is also the name of the building you live in.
What is House?
500
trade union formed to protect those who work in the theater by
helping to regulate pay and working conditions
What is Equity?
500
The largest and most famous theatrical district in New York City
What is Broadway?
500
1)a program(booklet)that contains information about a
production 2)the posters used to advertise a production
What is a playbill?
500
In Musical Theater, a style of singing which uses a loud, full tone
What is belt?
500
An area at the front of house, usually sunken, where the
musicians and conductor work during a show