Production Roles
The person in charge of casting and overseeing the creative vision for the play
Who is the director?
A plant from Outer Space has a monstrous appetite
What is Little Shop of Horrors?
A person who performs a pantomime
What is a mime?
This group of people were not allowed to perform in Greek plays
Speaking loudly, in a healthy way
What is projection?
The person in charge of designing the set
Who is the Scenic Designer?
A theatre in Paris is haunted by dangerous ghost
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
What are facial expressions?
A group of 12 actors who would sing, dance, and chant together in Greek plays
Who are the Chorus?
The speed at which one speaks
What is rate?
The person in charge of the money for a production
Who is the Producer?
A prequal to the Wizard of Oz that focuses on a green protagonist
What is Wicked?
In addition to speech, these are not allowed in pantomime
What are props?
The world’s first actor
Who is Thespis?
The muscle that expands to inflate the lungs
What is the diaphragm?
The person who calls the cues for a play and runs the show after it opens
Who is the Stage Manager?
A boy and a girl from two rival gangs in New York City fall in love
What is West Side Story?
This is the most expressive part of the face
What are eyes?
The area where actors would change theirs masks on stage. Our word “scene” is derived from this word.
What is Skene?
The clarity with which one speaks
What is diction?
A person who writes plays
What is a Playwright?
A widowed English schoolteacher and her son move to Thailand to tutor the royal princes and wives
What is The King and I?
A type of pantomime story in which an element of technology causes a conflict for the character
What is Man vs. Machine?
Triangular set pieces used to rapidly change the scenery
What are periaktoi?
The technique of controlling breath to allow actors to speak or sing loudly
What is Breath Support?