Stages
What type of stage has the audience on three sides?
Thrust
What is a run?
How long you are performing a show
Name the role: An actor that studies another person's role so that they can be ready to step in if the actor were to get sick or not be able to perform.
Understudy
Who is most likely to step in for a sick lead performer?
Understudy
Improvisation is best described as
performing without a set ending
What type of stage has the audience on all sides?
In the round
If you are performing a show for 6 months, how long is the run?
6 Months
Name the role: Similar to an understudy, but they study multiple ensemble parts so that they can go on whenever someone is out
Swing
Who is responsible for keeping rehearsals organized and helps to ensure the director's vision is executed?
Production Stage Manager
Improv is sometimes also called
process based drama
What type of stage is framed by an arch?
Proscenium
Hamilton on broadway has what type of run?
Open ended run
Name the role: An actor that is not in the show at all, but is ready to step in in case the lead actor is out.
Standy by
Who contributes to the comic relief, background storytelling and choreography and harmony in a musical?
The ensemble
Improv can help performers by
improving their ability to think quickly in everyday situations
What type of stage is our auditorium most like?
Proscenium
When SHS does the Spring musical, what type of run do they have?
Limited run
Who helps with cue calling and backstage organization?
ASM
Why do performers practice improv?
to generate new ideas and broaden imagination
Starting from the stage, name the parts of the house.
Stage, orchestra pit, orchestra, mezzanine, balcony
What does it mean if the theater is dark?
They are not open for shows, they are not having rehearsals, and the theater is closed.
Name the role: responsible for coordinating and planning every aspect of production once it is in rehearsal
PSM
Who is an actor that learns multiple ensemble tracks?
swing
What are the rules of improv?
1. don't say no
2. Say "yes and,"
3. Always add information
4. If something isn't working, change it up