Types of Stages
There are _______ primary stages.
Four
Who is our warm-up centered around.
F.M. Alexander
Stage directions are in the _________ perspective.
Actor
Define Consent
Consent is a clear, voluntary, and personal agreement or permission to do something. It means choosing yes freely and safely without any pressure, threats, or trick.
What is an ensemble? Give an active example we do.
A group of performers working together for a shared goal. Hallway Score board.
Define a proscenium stage and give an example that you walk past everyday.
A framed architectural arch (the proscenium) that acts as a picture window, with the audience seated facing the front. It allows for large, elaborate backdrops, hidden backstage wings, and a fly system to move scenery.
The person are warm-up is based on, did/study what?
Actors study him to learn an educational method to unlearn bad phsyical habits. Creating balance, good, posture, and helps build relationship to the head, neck and spine.
Why are stage directions important?
They create a universal, clear language for everyone in a theater production to avoid confusion
Why is consent important?
Consent in theatre protects actor safety, builds trust, and keeps work environments professional.
Who is the Mother of all Theatre Games?
Volia Spolin
Define a thrust stage.
The stage projects forward into the auditorium, meaning the audience sits on three sides of the performance area. It creates a close, intimate connection between the actors and viewers while keeping a rear wall available for backdrops and large set pieces.
What does this traditional look like vs. what we are doing in here.
Traditional - Actors lay down on their backs with their knees bent squuezed together at the kneecap with feet flat on the floor. Arms would rest at your stomach or cross over your body.
In Here - Students will sit in the chairs correctly. Feet flat, backs straight up against the backing of the chair. Hands at side or in lap.
If you are on stage and Ms. Russo is an audience member, stage right?
"The stage", you can do amazing things sign!
What are the three things you have to do before saying "May I", in order.
eye contact, gesture, say their name
What is storytelling?
The living heartbeat of human connection, turning shared physical spaces into powerful engines for empathy, culture, and social change.
Define Arena (Theatre-in-the-Round)
This central stage sits in the middle of the room with the audience completely surrounding the action on all four sides. Performers and directors must carefully manage sightlines so that every spectator can see the performance.
What are the first two steps in our warm up? We warm up our _______ and then our _________.
Breath, Articulators
Explain the difference between upstage and downstage.
Downstage: The area closest to the audience.
Upstage: The area farthest from the audience, near the back wall.
If you don't feel comfortable saying "You May" you can say or do ...
Button or a two slow, big tap
Who was the actor?
Thespis
Define Black Box (Flexible Stage)
This simple, unadorned room, usually painted black, has a flat floor and movable seating. Directors can reconfigure the room into any stage layout, making it ideal for experimental or modern productions.
What are the six steps to our physical warm up. Bonus points if your whole group can demo one.
Ms. Russo will give six following SD, your whole team must move without making a sound to the correct spot for the points.
TBD
Define when it is okay to use button vs when it is not okay.
Okay - When you feel uncomfortable, need some water/air
Not okay - Trying to get out of work
Who was the first critic?
Aristotle