Important People in Theater History
The first dramaturg in theater history.
Who was George Ephraim Lessing?
This theater professional begins with a concept and creates the plot, characters and dialogue of a play.
Who is the playwright?
This theater professional rehearses with both musicians and actors.
Who is the music director?
Creates the concept for what the actors will wear in a show.
Who is the costume designer?
A plastic film that changes a light's color.
What is a gel?
The first director in theater history.
Who was George II Duke of Saxe Meiningen?
This theater professional casts the show, rehearses with the actors, meets regularly with designers and has final say on all artistic decisions for the production.
Who is the director?
This theater professional creates and teaches the dances for a production.
Who is the choreographer?
This theater professional creates the concept for the environments we see on stage.
Who is the set designer?
Metal attachment that changes the shape a light is cast.
What is a gobo?
Classical Greek playwright known for challenging traditional Greek values.
Who was Euripides?
This theater professional chooses which shows to invest money in, hires the director, sets a shows budget and promotes the show to the public.
Who is the producer.
This group of theater professionals assist with many areas of a production including providing assistance back stage, running light & sound cues and maintaining props and costumes.
Who is the tech crew?
This theater professional creates the concept for how the stage will be illuminated.
Who is the lighting designer?
Sample piece of material attached to a costume design.
What is a swatch?
Classical Greek playwright known as the "Master of Dramatic Structure."
Who was Sophocles?
This theater professional assists the director during rehearsals but will take over the day to day responsibilities of running the show once it opens to the public.
Who is the stage manager?
This theater professional gathers and shares research that can help in many areas of a production.
Who is the dramaturg?
Read the script, research, create a concept, build a model, meet with the director, edit the design, oversee the construction.
Cheap cotton material used to create patterns and mock-ups for costumes.
What is muslin?
Classical Greek playwright known as the "Father of Tragedy."
Who was Aeschylus?
New playwrights can submit there plays here in the hopes they are picked up by producers and directors for further development.
What is a theater festival?
It matches the entire potential vocal range, can play multiple notes at a time and the music director is able to play and sing at the same time.
What are the reasons a piano is the best instrument for teaching music?
Color, shape, proportion, symmetry, and perspective.
What are the elements of design?
Item that attaches to an actor's face to drastically change their facial features.
What is a prosthetic?