Vocabulary
Acting
Parts of a Theater
Stage Directions
RANDOM (EXTRA POINTS)
100
Wild N Out is an example of this kind of theatre that involves no rehearsed preparation.
What is Improvisation?
100
What you call someone who acts on stage.
What is a Thespian?
100
Our green room is located here.
What is the chorus/choir room?
100
Downstage is the area of the stage located closest to _____________.
A. The Audience
B. The Backdrop
C. The Wings
D. The Green Room
What is A. The Audience?
100
Name an actor who got their start in theatre.
Who is Hugh Jackman, Timothee Chalamet, Nick Jonas, Jonathan Groff, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Renee Rapp, Tom Holland, Ben Platt, Anna Kendrick, Lea Michele, Kristen Bell, Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Viola Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Natalie Portman, Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler Perry, John Travolta, Taye Diggs, Matthew Morrison, and many more...
200
An Audition during which an actor uses reading material they've never seen before
What is A Cold Reading?
200
A person who learns a role and who can perform it in the absence of the actor
What is an understudy?
200
The curtain hung just upstage of the proscenium that opens and closes at each act or scene
What is the Grand Drape?
200
The abbreviation for this stage direction is CS.
What is Center Stage?
200
Explain what a gobo is.
a stencil placed in the gel holder of a spotlight to create a pattern.
300
A stage technique in which an actor who is facing sideways pivots the torso and turns the face toward the audience
What is Cheating out?
300
This happens when non-speaking characters in a scene divert attention away from the main action.
What is stealing a scene?
300
Where the orchestra sits during a performance. This can be located in front of the first row or underneath the stage.
What is the Pit?
300
What is this stage location called?
What is Upstage Center (USC)?
300
Define a characters motivation vs objective.
Motivation : Reason behind a characters actions
Objective: Characters want
400
It is important for an Actor to not only be familiar with their line(s) but their ___ as well.
What is a cue?
400
Rehearsal without scripts - Lines, transitions, and music are memorized.
What is Off-book?
400
The part of the stage in front of the Grand Drape
What is the Apron?
400
What is this stage location called?
What is Downstage Right (DSR)?
400
Name the 2 types of monologues and Explain the difference between the 2 types of monologues.
Active - Present and Achieving a goal in the moment
Narrative - Telling a story...Recalling a memory/event.
500
The 2 types of monologues
What is an Active Monologue and Narrative Monologue?
500
The goal of a character; what the character wants or is striving for in a scene.
What is an objective?
500
A white background curtain on which lights or other effects can be projected.
What is a cyclorama (cyc)?
500
In 15 seconds... have one team member name each stage direction.
+500 if all answers are correct
500
Define what a Periaktoi is
Define "Stealing a scene"
Define what strike is and when it takes place.
(X2 points for all 3)
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