Theater Notes Refresh Quiz!

stage directions are from the perspective of the performer when the performer is facing the audience.

when a director or stage manager says "we are back" from a break in rehearsal, what is the appropriate response?

a stage manager is a part of the performance crew.

the part of the stage in a proscenium theatre that is in front of the proscenium arch is called...

an arena audience would have flat audience seats.

the cast consists of producers and directors.

we get the terms upstage and downstage because of the history of classical stages being raked.

when the director or stage manager says, "set your props", to actors, that means...

the audience sits in the...

a flat stage has many levels of seats throughout the audience.

what would you say to the technical person in the sound booth to get them to focus up and get ready to play sound cue 4?

sound engineer, master painter & run crew are examples of tech theater jobs.

the proper way to indicate that you received an instruction (“thank you, [X]”) is an "appropriate response"

a black box theater can be made into a proscenium, thrust or arena/in the round performance space...

the definition of "strike" is to...

a tiered audience is a flat stage layout.

black box theaters are not good for staged readings.

at a movie theater, typically, the seats are tiered.

downstage center is near where the audience is.

full back, profile 1/4 left, and full front are examples of stage positions.

actors in a play are also called the cast.

A theatre performance space where the audience sits on three sides of the stage; actors may enter through a “vom”

producers are in the middle of the theater job heirarchy.

an imaginary line between the audience and the action happening on stage is called...

A theatre performance space that can be arranged into multiple seating configurations. A good place for minimal sets...

a flexible theatre performance space where the audience can sit on all four sides of the stage...

the warning call; technicians hear that [X] is about to happen and focus

walk sideways, go to the corner, & move over are examples of stage directions.

most sporting events happen with this kind of theater performance space...

a theater space that slopes upwards, away from the audience is called...

the only jobs in theater are teaching, acting, producing and directing.

stage directions tell the actor how to move on stage.

arena audiences are also called, "in the round"

costume designers create elaborate sets for the stage.

most contemporary stages are raked.

UL, UR, DL, DR are at the four corners of the stage, acording to stage directions.

theatre performance space with an arch that separates the actors from the audience & creates an imaginary “fourth wall”

who is a part of the ensemble?

to move scenery, furniture, and other objects onto the stage is to "set" it

It is called a “Black Box” because generally the walls and floors are all painted black...

in a black box theater, people can build elaborate sets.