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100
This type of play ends in a mixture of humor and pathos, ends happily
What is a Comedy?
100
The total effect of sound in a theatre, affected by size and shape of a space as well as its furnishings and floor coverings
What is Acoustics?
100
The point in a play where action meets obstacle; the opposition of persons, forces, or ideas that gives rise to dramatic action in a play
What is the Conflict?
100
A group or category of compositions that have common characteristics.
What is a genre?
100
The art and technique of bringing the elements of theatre together to make a play.
What is Directing?
200
To ad lib, or invent dialogue not in the script.
What is Improvising?
200
A person who is onstage to provide atmosphere and background and who may speak only with a group
What is an Extra?
200
This is the pattern of movement actors follow while on stage
What is Blocking?
200
This large sheet of painted canvas or muslin hangs at the back of a set.
What is a Backdrop?
200
Inclusion of a comedic line or scene in an otherwise serious play to provide relief from tension
What is Comic Relief?
300
The use of hand, body and facial movement to make the actor’s dialogue more meaningful
What is a Gesture?
300
Action or dialogue in one part of a play that gives hints to something that will happen in another part of the production
What is Foreshadowing?
300
This is a slang term for any foreman of a stage crew, usually the electrician
What is a Gaffer?
300
“If you see me, then I can see you.”
What is a Sightline?
300
The characteristics of a voice, such as shrill, nasal, raspy, breathy, booming, and so forth.
What is Vocal Quality?
400
This type of play is taken from a novel, a movie or other literary material
What is an Adaptation?
400
The reason behind an actor speaking a line or making a movement
What is Motivation?
400
An observation or remark made by a character to the audience that is not being heard by other actors
What is an Aside?
400
A command that you are about to go on stage.
What is Places?
400
This program usually contains information about the play, cast, crew, supporters, and advertisers
What is a Playbill?
500
This is derived from the audience’s understanding of a speech or situation not grasped by the characters in the play
What is Dramatic Irony?
500
A representation of a character’s qualities or peculiarities through dialogue, gesture, movement, costume and makeup
What is Characterization?
500
This is a speech in which an actor, usually alone on stage, speaks his or her thoughts aloud.
What is a Soliloquy?
500
An oval or round structure having levels of seats rising outward from an open space or arena.
What is an Amphitheatre?
500
Bowing and receiving the audience’s applause at the end of the show, or, sometimes in opera, at the end of an act
What is a Curtain Call?