Acting
Technical Elements
Elements of a Story
Types of Stages
100

This is the improv principle that encourages performers to agree with and expand upon ideas presented by their scene partners. (the golden rule of improv)

Improv

100

The element that involves using lighting to enhance the story 

What is lighting design?

100

The way the characters are connected in a story

What are relationships?

100

The type of stage where the audience is only on one side, the kind of stage we have here at TMS

What is a Proscenium stage? 

200

Acting without a script

What is Improv?

200

The element that uses artificially created sounds/music to enhance the story

What is sound design?

200

Where a story takes place

What is the setting?

200

The type of stage where you have audience on all 4 sides, bonus points if you get the real name and the nickname

What is an arena stage?

Theatre in the round

300

The improv game where we have 2 actors doing an improv scene, yell freeze, and another actor goes up and takes their position, and then starts a completely new scene

What is improv relay?

300

The element that creates what actors wear on stage

What is costume design?

300

The problem that arises in a story

What is the conflict?

300

The type of stage where you have audience on 3 sides

What is a thrust stage?

400

When an actor is facing towards the audience to ensure the audience can see their face

What is turning out?

400

The element that builds/designs the world of the play

What is set design?

400

The way a story is solved by the end of a story

What is a resolution?

400

The type of stage where you have audience on 2 sides, bonus points of you can give both names

What is a traverse stage?

Alley Stage

500

The play where two feuding families are trying to keep their children apart even though they are deeply in love (hint: not the movie name)

What is Romeo and Juliet?

500

The person who is in charge of the production and keeping things organized

Who is the director?

500

The changes a character goes through over the course of a story

What is a character arc?

500

The most flexible type of theatre space, can be transformed into anything!

What is a black box theatre?