Stage Directions
Roles
Places
Scripted
Types
100

The person from whose view stage directions are used.

What is the actor

100

The people who perform in the show.

What is a cast?

100

The largest and most famous theatrical district in the United States.

What is Broadway?

100

A long speech presented by one actor.

What is a monologue?

100

The performance of a character or a scene without preparation or rehearsal.

What is improv?

200

The area of the stage closest to the house/ audience.

What is downstage?

200

The person responsible for what the actors wear in the show.

Who is the costumer?

200

The area actors wait between their scenes or before going onstage.

What is the green room?

200

The items used in the play to tell the story, not including the set or costumes.

What are props?

200

A theatrical production or film that includes music, dialogue, and dancing, usually with a sentimental or humorous tone.

What is a musical?

300

The area of the stage closest to the cyclorama or cyc.

What is upstage?

300

The technical people that help run the show.

What is the crew?
300

The areas of the stage that are out of the audience viewing area are often masked with curtains.

What are the wings?

300

Noises in a show that could be machine-made or actor-made are often at specific cued times.

What are sound effects?

300

It is a phrase used to wish an actor good luck.

What is break a leg?

400

The middle point of the performance space is noted as CS in blocking. 

What is center stage?

400

The group of actors, dancers, and singers that perform together.

What is the ensemble?
400

The country that is known for inventing the modern musical.

What is the United States of America?

400

Information in a script that tells an actor where to go or what to do.

What are stage directions?

400

The theatrical genres represented on the masks symbolizing theatre.  

What is comedy and tragedy?

500

The part of the stage that isn't seen. This may include the greenroom or the dressing rooms.

What is backstage?

500

The person who gives characters dialogue and stage directions.

Who is the playwright?

500

The spelling of the building in which plays, motion pictures, or shows are presented

What is T-H-E-A-T-E-R?

500

A performance that is given using gestures and body movement without words. 

What is pantomime?

500

A story performed by actors live on stage.

What is a Play?