Theater Final Flashcards
How should actors dress when auditioning for a particular character?
in formal business attire
Making it appear as if it is night and then day again within the performance is most likely achieved through what?
Changing color, intensity, or angle of a light
What does it mean when an actor gives an aside?
breaking character to acknowledge the audience in a direct address
The auditorium’s mezzanine includes audience seating in what?
balcony
How do directors aid actors in developing more richly defined characters?
including character-building exercises throughout the rehearsal process
The central characteristic of a representational performance is
the audience’s willing suspension of disbelief
A show’s technical rehearsals
require the presence of the stagecrew and designers
Non profit theaters entice donors by highlighting what?
the value of bringing art to the public
What is one purpose of early political theater?
to affect social change
A show’s elaborately decorated set and detailed costumes is an example of what?
spectacle
What is one way stage managers help to work against drift?
by keeping detailed notes in the production report
What is a scrim?
a type of curtain
What were early English audiences who would gather in a yard to watch a production called?
groundlings
What is a straight play?
a production that does not include any musical numbers
What is a theatrical production merging comedy and drama called?
a pastoral drama
What is a technique that can be used to learn how to better breathe from the diaphragm?
place your hands on either side of your ribcage and feel them expand as you breathe in
Who runs a theater’s light control?
the light board operator
What does the responsibility of calling a show entail?
signaling every cue for a production’s actors and crew
What is a torm?
curtain
One common opening night tradition is for the cast and crew to do what?
acknowledge each other’s hard work by exchanging than you cards
What is the large portal in a theater that separates the stage from the audience called?
proscenium arch
What is the function of a dimmer check?
to ensure each light is checked individually and is properly focused
What is a cold reading?
perform a scene selected by the director without being given any additional time to prepare
What is a gobo?
a metal cut-out
