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Choose the THRUST STAGE
Find the picture of the ARENA STAGE (Theatre in the Round)
The ARENA STAGE is also known as what?
Theatre of Cruelty
Theatre in the Buff
Picture Box Theatre
Theatre In the Round
What is one of the problems facing actors with the Arena Stage?
Being too high up.
Being too close to the audience.
Constantly having to turn to face the audience.
Not being able to see the other actors.
Which one is NOT an example of a job in the theatre?
Makeup Designer
Set Designer
Acting Manager
Director
This person is standing...
Up Stage Left
Stage Right
Downstage Left
Center Stage
The FRONT of the stage is...
DOWN stage
UP stage
The back of the stage is...
UP stage
DOWN stage
In order to get a part, you have to go through what?
A line
An audition
A drive-through
A rain storm
This is the person who in charge of the show.
Director
Stage Manager
Understudy
House Manager
This is the person who teaches dance moves to a group of people?
Director
Choreographer
Stage Manager
Technical Director
This is the person who "calls" the show and makes sure everything runs smoothly night after night.
Director
Stage Manager
Choreographer
Set Designer
An actor uses these to get around the stage when being told where to go.
Stage Productions
Stage Directions
Stage Actions
Stages
This is the term for all the movements on the stage
Blocking
Construction
Composition
Stage Picture
The area where the audience sit is also known as the...
Groundlings
Viewing Room
Compartment
House
The 1st actor in the Western theatre tradition is known as
Zeus
Thespis
Hera
Athena
This is the first step all designers do after they are hired for a show
Talk to the actors
Make a sketch of their designs
Get instructions from the director
Read the script
If a show called for 12 dictionaries to be used during the first scene, it would be this designer who would be in charge those dictionaries.
Costume designer
Set designer
Props designer
Lighting designer
Who is in charge of all cast lists and rehearsal schedules? They also create the prompt Book and call the show.
Director
Stage Manager
Producer
Costume Designer
This person/people play the characters in the script and follows the director’s vision and concept for the play.
House Manager
Props Manager
Actor
Producer
This person designs, builds, paints and decorates the set for a production.
Stage Manager
Props Manager
Set Designer
Technical Director
This person supervises ushers, hands out programs, opens the house doors and communicates with the stage manager during show.
Technical Director
Business Manager
House Manager
Producer
This person plans and provides the sound effects in the play, including music from existing sources.
Set designer
Prop manager
Lighting designer
Sound Designer
This person works to make the best use of the subtle and powerful medium of light, creating effects that can be changed at will to match the mood of the action.
Lighting Designer
Box Office Manager
Stage Manager
Prop Manager
This person teaches vocals for songs to performers.
Music director
Choreographer
Director
Stage manager
Number 1 is which stage direction?
DR- Down Stage Right
DL- Down Stage Left
UR- Up Stage Right
UL- Up Stage Left
Number 2, is what stage direction?
UC- Up Stage Center
C- Center Stage
DC- Down Stage Center
area on the stage in front of the curtain
apron
main stage
proscenium
pit
Following an audition, the director may ask to see a short list of actors again
auditions
meeting
callback
voiceover
Theatre starts with which civilization?
Roman
Greek
Persian
American
This is what a performer wears on stage that is not their own clothing. It's called a ...?
Bouquet
Belt
Hat
Costume
This is the thing actors and dancers walk, dance, tumble, sing and speak on. (HINT - the audience can see you from here!)
Platform
Plateau
Office
Stage
What does the word theatre mean?
a place for seeing
a place for acting
a place for entertainment
a place for enjoying
What is the best definition of an ENSEMBLE?
A single person who works alone
Two people who are talking to each other
Your parents watching the show
A group of people who work together
Finish this sentence: "A structure on the stage that helps to represent a place is called a...?"
Cast
Set
Play
Theatre
The area where the audience sit is also known as the...
Groundlings
Viewing Room
Compartment
House
This person is in what stage area?
Upstage Center
Downstage Left
Upstage Left
Upstage Right
Tall black curtains at the sides of the stage used to "hide" actors, backstage, and scenery.
cue
wings
proscenium
offstage
What type of stage is this?
Flexible
Thrust
Proscenium
Arena
Which theatre is like a runway?
Traverse
Proscenium
Flexible
Profile
What do you call the last rehearsal before the show opens?
dress rehearsal
backstage rehearsal
finale
closing night
Which of the following is a major consideration before selecting a show?
budget
rights
casting
all of these
You can perform any show that exists as long as you pay for it.
True
False
What happens during the rehearsal process?
sets are built
choreography is taught
vocals are taught
all of these
An audience is essential to live theater.
true
false
When an audience gets swept away and believes what they are seeing on stage is called...
suspended disbelief
a trance
boredom
theatre magic
Stage directions are from the audience's perspective.
true
false
Theatre is meant to be performed live.
true
false
Stage directions are meant to do what?
keeps cast and crew safe
avoid confusion
be efficient
all of these
The show Lakeside was doing when the world shut down was....
Sweeney Todd
Sound of Music
Back to the Future
Mary Poppins
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