Show:
Director's Notebook
Most Improv'd
Techie
Voice your Opinion
From Script to Stage
100
This is the area along the front of the stage
What is downstage?
100
This is the number one "don't" when doing improvisation games.
What is "No denial"
100
These are two technical elements of theatre that require some classical art skills such as painting, drawing, sculpting and/or color mixing.
What are set design and makeup?
100
Two keys to an effective voice must be practiced regularly to achieve your best vocal quality.
What are relaxation and breathing techniques?
100
Literary elements of the plot include these 6 stages. (Name at least three)
What is exposition, Initial Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution?
200
This is the area all along the back of the stage
What is upstage?
200
A technique that allows you to talk to someone on stage while turning your body so that you are not profiling or facing your back to the audience
What is "Cheat out"?
200
These two technical elements go hand in hand to create a mood for the entire play.
What is lighting and sound?
200
To avoid saying your lines in monotone, vary this by making your voice range from high to low.
What is pitch?
200
It is helpful for actors to break the scene or script down into smaller sections called this.
What are beats?
300
The box in the middle of a diagram of the nine areas of the stage
What is Center Stage
300
Laughing at yourself is a form of this.
What is breaking character?
300
This technical element of theatre helps to establish the characters.
What is costume?
300
Volume is simply making your voice loud or quiet, but this technique refers to extending your voice AND emotions to the back of the room.
What is projection?
300
Adding this element to your character can make it more memorable (such as Kramer on Seinfeld).
What is a master guesture?
400
The area of the stage to the director's and audience's LEFT, but to the actor's RIGHT
What is Stage Right
400
The unique product of specific choices in vocal expression, facial expression, body language and gestures.
What is a character?
400
These are the two main types of props.
What are hand props and set props?
400
Diction, which is also referred to as enunciation, is the name of this process.
What is speaking your words clearly and with great articulation.
400
Leading roles are often called this word, which begins with a "p"
What are principal characters?
500
These are the names and locations of all 9 areas of the stage. (Demonstration)
What is Upstage right, upstage center, upstage left, center stage right, center stage, center stage left, downstage right, downstage center, downstage left
500
This is a list of at least 3 things the audience looks for in an actor's performance.
What are volume, diction, movement, emotion (expression), connectedness, energy, tempo, timing, staying in character, reaction
500
This is a list of the six technical elements of theatre.
What are lights, sound, set, props, costumes, and makeup?
500
This refers to the speed of your voice.
What is tempo?
500
This is a list of inappropriate audience behaviors. (Name at least 3).
What are Talking, eating, taking photographs or videos, using electronics, entering or leaving the theatre (emergencies are the exception), feedback other than laughter or applause (booing, hissing, whistling, etc.), crying babies