Theatre Basics
What is the definition of theatre as a building where performances occur?
What is a place where plays, motion pictures, or shows are presented?
Who works directly with actors before a performance?
Who is the director?
What is an end stage?
What is a theater with the audience only on one side?
What does "downstage" mean?
What is the part of the stage closest to the audience?
What is the purpose of the grand drape?
What is the front curtain of the stage that opens horizontally?
Name one of the aspects of theatre that students will learn about in this class.
What is acting, technical theatre, theatre history, theatre careers, or writing in theatre?
What role is responsible for the overall vision and finances of a production?
Who is the producer?
Describe a thrust theatre.
What is a theater with the audience on three sides of the stage?
How do you denote a cross in blocking notation?
What is "X"?
What is a fly loft?
What is the area above the stage for lighting and curtains?
What is the difference between a live performance and a movie performance?
What is a live performance has no cuts, while a movie can have retakes?
Name one of the technical roles involved in a theatre production.
What is a technician, designer, or performer?
What is a black box theatre?
What is a flexible theater without fixed stages or chairs?
What is the purpose of stage directions in a script?
What are instructions for the actors and crew?
What does a scrim do?
What is a curtain that can change transparency based on lighting?
What are the two main types of genres in theatre?
What are comedy and tragedy?
What do stage managers do?
What is coordinate the production and ensure everything runs smoothly?
What type of theatre has the audience on all sides?
What is an arena theatre?
What does "upstage" refer to?
What is the back part of the stage?
What is a cyclorama?
What is a stretched curtain used to depict the sky?
What is a playwright?
Who is the author who writes plays, including dialogue and stage directions?
What is the role of the costume designer?
What is to create and coordinate the costumes for the cast?
What is the proscenium arch?
What is the frame that defines the stage in a proscenium theatre?
What is meant by "stage left"?
What is the left side of the stage from the actor's perspective facing the audience?
What are traps in the context of a stage?
What are doors in the floor of the stage for entrance and exit?