Theatre Basics
CROW
This role's job is to comment on action and recap for the audience.
What is the Greek Chorus
This is a type of stage layout that is most common
What is the Proscenium?
To establish character's immediate history
What is the 'Moment Before' technique's purpose
This person create and manages sound effects and music
Who is the Sound designer?
The final rehearsal before opening night
What is dress rehearsal?
What are men?
Allows you to see where everything goes on stage from a birds eye view
What is a ground plan?
Voice projection is about this, not just volume.
What is clarity and emotion?
This person acquires and manages all props
Who is the Props Master?
A technique where an actor speaks thoughts aloud to the audience
What is a soliloquy?
The first to give us curtains, violence, and Neoclassicalism
What is Roman Theatre?
The person responsible for coordinating all aspects of production
Who is the Stage Manager?
Key for every scene, especially improv
What is CROW?
This person operates lighting equipment during shows
Who is the Lighting Technician?
A play within a play, famously used in Hamlet
What is a metadrama?
Name for the first actor to step out of the Greek chorus
Who is Thespis?
What is a thrust stage?
Meisner's repetition exercise develops this skill
Active Listening
This person designs and creates the physical environment
Who is the Set Designer?
An acting method where actors draw from personal experiences
What is emotional recall?
The three types of Greek drama
What is tragedy, comedy, and Saytr plays?
A device that can raise or lower scenery or actors
What is the rigging system?
The practice of marking actor positions on stage
What is blocking?
In charge of interpreting the script and guiding the overall artistic vision.
Who is the director?