Stages
This is the most common stage.
What is a Proscenium Stage?
These are from the actors point of view
What are stage directions
the strongest body position
what is full front
This is etiquette.
What is a universally accepted set of rules?
This is where most scholars believe theatre originated.
What is Greece?
This stage resembles a runway.
What is a thrust stage?
The area of the stage farthest from the audience
What is upstage
The position of the actors body to the stage.
What is Body Position?
This is what to do if you need to go to the bathroom in the middle of the show.
What is exit quietly and quickly and return the same way?
The word thespian comes from this person.
What is Thespis?
The way ancient stages were built.
What is a rake stage?
The area of the stage closest to the audience
What is downstage
Body positions are used in reference to what stage?
What is Proscenium stage?
These are better kept kept to yourself unless you are saying something positive about the show.
What are opinions?
The first theatre performances were performed during a festival for this Greek god.
What is Dionysus?
This creates the fourth wall.
What is the proscenium arch?
Blocking
What is the way the actors move on stage.
This position is nearly fully closed off from the audience
What is 3/4 Left 3/4 right?
Something to do before the show regarding food and beverage.
What is open all bags and soda cans?
At first all theatre productions were performed this way.
What is Greek Chorus.
Every ______ is a ______ stage but every _______ stage is not a _______.
Every black box is a flexible stage but every flexible stage is not a black box.
Arena stage directions.
These positions are used primarily for ensemble/extras on stage.
What is Full Back and Profile?
Due to copyright restrictions this is not allowed during theatre performances.
What is photo and videos?
The compulsion humans have to imitate one another.
What is mimetic impulse?