Complete Theater Deck

Question 1

Theater

Answer 1

to imitate or represent life in performance for other people; the performance of dramatic literature; drama, the milieu of actors, technicians, and playwrights; the place where dramatic performances take place

Question 2

Prop Master

Answer 2

the person responsible for items carried on stage by an actor; small items on the set used by the actors

Question 3

Costumer

Answer 3

the person responsible for the clothing worn by an actor on stage during a performance

Question 4

Ensemble

Answer 4

a group of theatrical artists working together to create a theatrical production

Question 5

Cue

Answer 5

a signal, either verbal or physical, that indicates something else, such as a line of dialogue or an entrance, is to happen

Question 6

Monologue

Answer 6

a speech by a single character

Question 7

Dialogue

Answer 7

the conversation between actors on stage

Question 8

Blocking

Answer 8

the planning and working out of the movements of actors on stage

Question 9

Downstage

Answer 9

the stage area toward the audience

Question 10

Dramaturg

Answer 10

a person who provides specific in-depth knowledge and literary resources to a director, producer, theatre company, or even the audience

Question 11

Dress Rehearsal

Answer 11

the final few rehearsals just prior to opening night in which the show is run with full technical elements. Full costumes and makeup are worn

Question 12

Improvisation

Answer 12

a spontaneous style of theatre through which scenes are created without advance rehearsal or a script

Question 13

Pantomime

Answer 13

acting without words through facial expression, gesture, and movement

Question 14

Script

Answer 14

the written text of a play

Question 15

Tragedy

Answer 15

theatrical work that is intentionally sad

Question 16

Comedy

Answer 16

theatrical work that is intentionally funny

Question 17

Directing

Answer 17

the art and technique of bringing the elements of theatre together to make a play

Question 18

Stage Crew

Answer 18

the backstage technical crew responsible for running the show. In small theatre companies the same persons build the set and handle the load-in. Then, during performances, they change the scenery and handle the curtain

Question 19

Pitch

Answer 19

the highness or lowness of voice

Question 20

Volume

Answer 20

the degree of loudness or intensity of a voice

Question 21

Gesture

Answer 21

an expressive movement of the body or limbs

Question 22

Genre

Answer 22

in literary and dramatic studies, genre refers to the main types of literary form, principally tragedy and comedy. The term can also refer to forms that are more specific to a given historical era, such as the revenge tragedy, or to more specific sub-genres of tragedy and comedy, such as the comedy of manners.

Question 23

Exposition

Answer 23

detailed information revealing the facts of a plot

Question 24

Cold Reading

Answer 24

a reading of a script done by actors who have not previously reviewed the play.