Theatre History
The Writer of Waiting for Godot
Who is Samuel Beckett
The text of the dialogue and stage directions of a play
What is a script
Light Designer
Who Decides what lights will be used, when and what color
Creates an approved budget, makes sure that everything gets done by deadlines and on budget, and that resources (people, money and materials) are used properly.
Who is the Producer
A standard theatre where the audience is all facing the same way
What is a proscenium?
around this time is when women were allowed to perform on the English Stage
What is the 1660's
A character's individual desires or goals which propel them into action; the driving force of an inciting event that starts a story's progression
What is a Motivation?
Actor
Who Performs the role of a character
the coordinator and organizer of the production. This person schedules rehearsals and rehearsal space, ensures that all cast are present at rehearsal, and records all technical and blocking information (lighting, music and actor cues, props, furniture, transitions, etc).
Who is the Stage Manager
A True Thrust
What is a stage that has an equal number of audience on three sides?
Who are the Puritans?
Cheating Out
What is The practice of turning one's body towards the audience even while keeping the head facing one's scene partner
Set Designer
Who is the person who will draw a design for the performance space, that incorporates the requirements of the script, director, music director, and the choreographer.
In charge of locating all of the needed music and sound effects for a play or musical
What is a Sound Designer
What is an untrue thrust?
In the year 1603 this theatre style started in Japan
What is Kabuki
SRO
What is the Admittance to a performance after all of the seats are filled which requires people to stand to watch
Costume Designer
Who creates a line of clothing and accessories for the cast. These ideas come from the script, time period of the play and the director.
Responsible for creating a coherent and consistent vision for the play or musical. They also work with all designers to make sure the vision/concept is sustained.
Who is the director?
A stage where the audience is on all 4 sides
What is an Arena?
This writer wrote over 300 plays
Who is Lope De Vega?
An actor's movement around a set
What is Blocking
Playwright
Who writes the script which includes the dialogue and stage directions?
in charge of music and singing in a production
Who is the Music Director
Flexible Staging
What is a stage that does not fit into any of the other categories of stages?