Theater Terms
Stage Directions
Genre
little Shop of Horrors
Greek Theater
100
What do we call the written text of the play? (Hint: needed to perform a scene.)
The Script (Dialogue is also an acceptable answer)
100
What does it mean to come downstage?
To move closer to the front of the stage towards the audience.
100
What 2 genres are considered to be first genres to be performed in theater?
Comedy and Tragedy
100
What was the name of the protagonist (main character) of the movie?
Seymour Krelborn 
100
Considered to be the country that created theater
Greece
200
a person performing dialogue on stage in front of a audience
Actor
200
What does "upstage" mean?
To go towards the back of the stage or further away from the audience.
200
what is a specific category used to define a type of performance?
Genre
200
What was the name of the plant?
Audrey II
200
Used by actors to show different emotions or characters.
Masks
300
Clapping, staying quiet, and staying in your seat while someone performs are all good examples of _________ ________
Audience Etiquette
300
If an actor is told to move to the middle of the stage what is that area called?
Center stage
300
What do these two masks represent?
Comedy and Tragedy
300
Who was the first person that was fed to the plant
The dentist
300
A group that gave commentary on the story through speaking or singing directly to the audience.
The Chorus
400
What is it called when an actor is making up the lines on the spot?
Improvisation/Improv
400
What game did we play to practice moving to different parts of the stage.
Four Corners
400
Name 4 different Genres
Musical, Comedy, Horror, Science fiction (Sci-Fi), Action, Romance, Drama, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Animation, Ect.
400
Who was Mr.Mushnik?
Acceptable answers:
- Seymour's Boss
- Owner of the flower shop
400
A large outdoor theater primarily used in ancient Greece usually built on the base of mountains or hillsides.
Amphitheater
500
What term describes an actors ability to be heard clearly by the audience?
Projection
500
Why is upstage further away from the audience and downstage closer to the audience
Stages used to be built on a slant/incline
500
If a story is making fun or being comedic about stuff that is usually considered to be serious or scary, it is usually referred to as a ______ Comedy. (Hint: When the lights are off)
Dark Comedy
500
How did the dentist actually die?
Too much laughing Gas
500
The name of the first documented actor
Thespis