Flash Cards For Unit 1 (Semester 1)

Question 1

Theatre Arts

Answer 1

The term used to cover all parts of training or instruction in the field of theatre

Question 2

Audition

Answer 2

The opportunity to read for a part in a play

Question 3

Auditorium

Answer 3

The part of the theatre building that holds the audience, also called the house

Question 4

Backstage

Answer 4

The area behind the set or backdrop that is not seen by the audience

Question 5

Blocking

Answer 5

Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play

Question 6

Call Back

Answer 6

The second part in the audition process in which actors who appeared for the initial reading are now under serious consideration for the roles

Question 7

Actor

Answer 7

One who preforms a role or represents a character in a play

Question 8

Production Team

Answer 8

The group of people that puts on a theatre production

Question 9

Producer 1

Answer 9

Takes the play from a mere concept to actual presentation

Question 10

Producer 2

Answer 10

Choose the member and decide when or where the production with be staged

Question 11

Director

Answer 11

Direct the show, instruct and guide the actors as to the delivery of their lines and dialogue.

Question 12

Playwright

Answer 12

The person who writes the scripts.

Question 13

Set Designer

Answer 13

Builds the set that will stimulate the world that plays characters are supposed to live in.

Question 14

Lighting Designer

Answer 14

Assign to control the lights to make the lights more beautiful.

Question 15

Costume Designer

Answer 15

Studies the general setting (time and place) that the play is meant to take place in, as well as each character in the script.

Question 16

Sound Designer

Answer 16

Includes music both on stage and as background that need to ensure a source to suit the general time and place of the play.

Question 17

Production Manager 1

Answer 17

Coordinating all the complex behind the scenes details of staging a play.

Question 18

Production Manager 2

Answer 18

Overseeing the crews for the sets and props, the sound and music, lighting and the costumes.

Question 19

Choreographer

Answer 19

Rehearses the actors/actress until they are able to preform skillfully while remaining “in character” on stage.

Question 20

Make Up Designer 1

Answer 20

Making the actors and actresses to look natural for their perspective roles.

Question 21

Make Up Designer 2

Answer 21

Based on there character like the age, personality and time and place on the story.

Question 22

Cross Over

Answer 22

This area is used by stage hands, technicians, and performers to travel from “stage left” to “stage right”, while remaining out of the audience’s sight.

Question 23

Upstage

Answer 23

The area that is furthest away from the audience.

Question 24

Downstage

Answer 24

The section of the stage closest to the audience.

Question 25

Stage Left

Answer 25

This is the area to the performer's left (the audience's right).

Question 26

Stage Right

Answer 26

The area to the performer's right (the audience's left).

Question 27

Off Right & Off Left

Answer 27

The areas on the performers' right and left that are out of sight of the audience. These often serve as exit points for the performers when they need need to leave the scene or get off the stage.

Question 28

The Apron

Answer 28

Lies just in front of the proscenium arch

Question 29

Proscenium Arch

Answer 29

The opening between the stage and the audience

Question 30

The House (Left & Right)

Answer 30

The area where the audience sits to view the performance left and right designate which side of the theatre they are watching the performance from.