The Stage
Stage Directions are from who's perspective?
What is The Actor?
What is the name of the God of Theatre?
Who is Dionysus?
What is the most important rule of Improv?
What is "Never say No" or "Yes, and"?
Where in the script do you want to write down your blocking?
What is next to the line of dialogue that the movements happens on?
Name one of the theatre definitions.
What is Space/Career/Collaboration/Hard Work?
True or False: Upstage is closer to the audience, and downstage is farther away from the audience.
What is False?
This man stepped out of the chorus, and was the first actor.
Who is Thespis?
In a improv scene, you want to avoid doing what?
What is asking questions/adding no new information?
Name one characteristic of the voice.
What is Quality/pitch/rate/volume/intonation?
The genre of theatre has combined elements of comedy and drama, and is common among modern plays or newer works.
What is Comedy Drama?
The ________ stage has three sides/sections that the audience sits in.
What is the Thrust Stage?
Because of masks, actors had to rely on what two elements when it came to acting?
What is large movement and strong, loud vocals?
What is the definition of Pantomime?
What is pretending/miming physical objects while speaking out loud in a scene on stage?
To _____________ is to angle your body out to the audience to be seen better without completely
turning
What is to Cheat Out?
A _________ is considered to be any movable or portable object on a stage, distinct from the actors, scenery, and costumes.
What is a Prop?
Because of where the audience sits, this stage requires plays to have limited scenery.
What is the Arena Stage?
In the Amphitheatre, what is a Skene?
What is where the main characters exit to change masks?
If you are struggling in a scene, you want to focus on creating an interesting __________
What is Conflict?
When an actor crosses in front and ends up being directly in front of you, you move to either stage right or left where you can be seen. This is called ___________
What is Countering?
A ____________ is a fully-colored drawing or image of each character's costume(s) throughout the play. The designer makes this to show the director their
design.
What is a Costume Rendering?
The _________ is any part of the stage that extends past the proscenium arch and into the audience or seating area.
What is an Apron?
According to Aristotle's 5 Elements of Tragedy, what are the Three Unities?
What is Action (Related Events), Time (Within 24 hours), and Place (One location)?
What is a skill that improv can help you improve on?
What is creativity/making bolder decisions/thinking on your feet/making braver choices?
What is Direction, Weight, Speed, and Flow?
What is a character's objective in a scene?
What is their goal/motivation behind everything they do in the scene. What they want from the other person.