Types of Performances
A performance that is meant to be humorous?
What is Comedy
Hand clapping by an audience to show approval?
What is Applause?
An auditorium or playhouse where performances are held?
What is Theater?
How an actor enters the stage?
What is Entrance?
Sudden cutoff of all stage lights in a theater to show the passage of time or to mark the end of an act or scene?
What is Resolution?
Performance of a story. Greek word for action?
What is Drama
The audience stands, applauding a great performance?
What is Standing Ovation?
Passage between rows of seats in a theater?
What is Aisle?
The written text of a play, movie, or broadcast?
What is Script?
Sudden cutoff of all stage lights in a theater to show the passage of time or to mark the end of an act or scene?
What is Blackout?
A form of drama based on human suffering?
What is Tragedy
Occurs at the end of a show when actors return to be recognized by the audience for their performance?
What is Curtain Call?
A raised seating area within an auditorium that extends over the seating area below?
What is Balcony?
The sequence of steps and movements in dance?
What is Choreography?
To remove a set piece from the stage?
What is Strike?
A play or movie in which singing and dancing play an essential part?
What is Musical
An adjective for "good", "clever", "skillful" person?
What is Bravo?
A door in the stage floor to a room below the stage area used for effects?
What is Trap?
Speaking or singing strongly so the voice is heard loud and clear?
What is Vocal Projection?
Reading a script for the first time without having seen it before?
What is Cold Reading?
A dramatic work set to music for singers and instrumentalists?
What is Opera
Called out by audience to request an additional performance?
What is Encore?
Light gauzy material used as a lightweight curtain?
What is Scrim?
Performers express meaning through gestures without speech?
What is Pantomime?
A poster or piece of paper advertising a play, and usually announcing the cast?
What is Playbill?