Theatre Jeopardy

Acting

100

If you move downstage you are moving __________ to the audience.

Closer

200

The audience's left is stage ______

Right

300

________ refers to our pronunciation of words, diction, volume, and quality of voice sounds

Vocal Technique

400

This term is used when a full run-through of a show takes place in full costume & makeup

Dress Rehearsal 

500

A dress ________ is when actors wear their costumes onstage to be fitted, adjusted, and checked by the costumers and directors

Parade

Theatres

100

The most common type of theatre -- has an arch, an apron, two wings.

Proscenium 

200

This stage juts out from the back wall and spans outwards into the audience (typically there is seating on 3/4 sides of the stage)

Thrust

300

Circular stage with circular rows of chairs around the circle's perimeter. 

Theatre in the Round

400

Multi-purpose theatre space where stages can be uniquely arranged, light & curtain rails can easily be relocated, and audience seating is mobile. Typically darkly painted.

Black Box

500

This type of theatre has been used since antiquity, with rising rows of seats that grow higher the further back you sit. Think of ancient greece

Amphitheater or Colosseum 

Tech

100

"Prop" is short for ________

Property 

200

The various systems of curtains & ropes are referred to as the _________ system

Fly

300

This room is used for running lines, meetings, relaxing, getting ready, and other flexible purposes

Green Room 

400

In professional theatre companies, this member of the tech crew takes over for the director once a production is fully staged & blocked. They manage EVERYTHING onstage and backstage

Stage Manager

500

This crew is responsible for moving furniture and other objects on and off stage during a production.

Running Crew

The Crucible

100

These two characters had an affair.

John Proctor & Abigail 

200

The Crucible takes place in this new england township:

Salem, Mas.

300

This person allegedly helped Abigail hex John Proctor's wife, Elizabeth

Tituba 

400

The Putnams believe that witchcraft was the cause of this recurring family tragedy

7 children died at birth 

500

In response to the suggestions of witchcraft, Rev. Parris calls THIS judge / reverend from a nearby town.

Hale

Other

100

Carmilla takes place in THIS country

Austria

200

Comedies don't need to be "funny." What qualifies a play as a "Comedy"?

Happy ending, lighthearted, easygoing 

300

This ancient Greek philosopher wrote many plays that are still performed and studied to this day.

Sophocles 

400

Hope's favorite tech role to take on. 

Stage Management 

500

Name ONE play that Hope has either acted in or helped produce.

So so many . . .