Theatre Terms

The text of the play is called, the ____________.

In Greek, the word "Theatre" means...

The picture best resembles a __________ stage.

Stage Directions: 7 = ___________.

Stage Directions: 3 =__________.

The picture resembles a ____________ stage.

To turn your body to the audience to stay open is called...

The ________ are the left and right sides immediately offstage.

Where all the props are stored backstage

The lights over the main audience are called...

The person who organizes the play backstage to make it go smoothly is the ___________________.

Plays were always performed in Latin in the church during which time period?

The "good guy" or the main character is called the...

We first see the beginning of slapstick comedy, also known as Commedia Dell’Arte, during which time period?

Taking the set apart after the final performance

The crisis, the turning point, or the decisive moment:

When did theatre troupes perform as a traveling band?

_____ includes all areas of the stage, other than the acting area, that the audience can't see.

Stage Directions: 6 = _________.

The famous playwright, William Shakespeare, was made famous during what time?

The curtain call is...

The __________ is the onstage physical space and its structures in which the actors perform.

There would be fierce, olympic-style, theatre competitions during which time?

The picture resembles a _______________ stage.

The bows at the end of the play are called_____________.

During what time period did people perform in an open air theatre without electricity?

__________ is where an actor stands or moves on stage.

Anything that an actor handles onstage as well as furniture is called, a ___________.