Theatre 101
The villain.
Who/what is an antagonist?
Opera originated in this country.
What is Italy?
Instead of speaking, movies of the silent film era used these to show actors' dialogue.
What are cue cards/subtitles/inter-titles?
The middle of a stage.
What is center stage?
The most famous composer of our time.
Who is John Williams?
A script for music.
What is a libretto?
This famous composer wrote the opera
The Magic Flute.
Who is Mozart?
With his coveted moustache, hat, and cane, this performer was the most iconic silent movie performer of his time.
Who was Charlie Chaplin?
A stage with one side facing an audience.
What is a proscenium stage?
He composed Fur Elise, Moonlight Sonata, and our Alma Mater.
Who is Beethoven?
A performer who only uses nonverbal communication.
Who/what is a mime?
The lowest type of female voice.
What is contralto?
Actors during the silent film era often performed dangerous feats because this profession did not exist at the time.
Who/what is a stunt performer?
The person in charge of all things DURING a performance.
Who/what is a stage manager?
Peaches composer.
Who is Jack Black?
A frozen picture of a scene usually presented on a stage by silent and motionless costumed participants.
What is tableaux?
Opera usually has implausible plots and is similar to this genre of Television.
What is a telenovela/soap opera?
This instrument was played at movie theatres in lieu of a soundtrack for silent films.
What is an organ?
I am the farthest position from the audience
What is upstage?
Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jaws, Marvel Movies, musicals, TV shows, and Operas all have this at the beginning of the performance.
What is an overture?
The main purpose of a story such as
"Little Red Riding Hood."
What is a moral?
The group that is believed to have performed opera first.
Who/what is the Florentine Camerata?
Silent film actors had to do this to ensure an audience would grasp what actions and emotions they were trying to convey by using this "E" word.
What is exaggerate?
Audience sees me on the left side.
What/where is stage right?
The singing voice of Jack Skellington was performed by this famous composer.
Who is Danny Elfman?