The People of the Theatre
Staging Do's and Don'ts
Improv Rules
Acting Technique
Characterization
100

The person in charge of the entire production who oversees the entire process?

Who is the director?

100

This is Mrs. B's biggest pet peeve on the stage

What is standing in a straight line and/or turning your back to the audience. 

100

This is the biggest rule that means agreeing and continuing the conversation.

What is Yes, and?

100

You forget your line on stage. What should you do?

What is improvise?

100

This is part of where the character was born, who is their family, what's their social status, etc. 

What is backstory?

200

This person creates and teaches the dances for the production

Who is the choreographer?

200

How high or low you stand. This is good!

What are levels?

200

Your partner is always...

What is right?

200

This guy thought acting was unrealistic and wanted to create a more believable and truthful method of acting.

Who is Konstantin Stanislavski?

200

What a character wants RIGHT NOW!

What is objective?

300

This person designs the sets

Who is the set designer?

300

The person who is speaking should cross behind the other person they are talking to. True or False?

What is false? They should cross in front of the other person. 

300

True or False: You have to be funny in order to be good at improv.

What is false? You do not have to be funny, but you do need to keep talking. 
300

These two  foundational elements were a huge part of Stanislavski's system that helped combat stage fright, and look comfortable and relaxed on stage

What is relaxation and concentration?

300

A character's overall long-term goal.

What is SUPER objective?

400

This person creates the plan for how the lights and sound are going to be used in the production

Who is the technical designer?

400

This type of stage is the most difficult to perform on because you have to move around in a circle in order to be seen.

What is an arena stage?

400

Your scene partner says there is an elephant chasing you. What should you do?

What is RUN!

400

Laughing at an inappropriate time, changing your accent, whispering "what's my line?", waving to the audience are all examples of...

What is breaking character? 

400

True or False. Your character is British, but you cannot do a British accent for your life. Do the accent anyway. 

False. Don't bother with the accent if you cannot keep it. Dropping the accent breaks character. 

500

This person acts as a right hand man to the director, makes sure everything is running smoothly and everything is on time.

Who is the stage manager?

500

When you move backwards while talking to someone so that they have to turn their back to the audience. This is a DON'T

What is upstaging?

500

This group originated in Italy during the renaissance and brought improvised scenes to the streets.

What is Comeddia Del'Arte?

500

This is the Who, What, Where, When and Why of the play.

What are Given Circumstances?

500

The "how". This is how the character gets what they want. 

What are tactics?