Theatre Flashcards

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The division of a play or musical

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Act

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Act

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The division of a play or musical

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Action

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The interplay between performers.

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The interplay between performers

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Action

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Ad-Lib

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To improvise

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To improvise

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Ad-Lib

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Apron

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The part of the stage in front of the curtain.

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The part of the stage in front of the curtain.

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Apron

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Audition

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Process where actors perform in front of a director who is looking to cast specific roles.

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Backstage

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Any area not seen by the audience.

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Any area not seen by the audience.

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Backstage

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Bit Part

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A small role

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A small role

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Bit Part

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Blackout

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Quickly cutting lights to make the stage completely dark

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Quickly cutting lights to make the stage completely dark

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Blackout

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Blocking

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Providing the actors with their locations on stage and their actions.

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Providing the actors with their locations on stage and their actions.

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Blocking

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Box Office

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The place where one might purchase tickets to a show

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The place where one might purchase tickets to a show

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Box office

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Process where actors perform in front of a director who is looking to cast specific roles.

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Audition

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Types of stages

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1) Proscenium
2) thrust stage
3) arena / theater in the round

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Proscenium

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1) audience is only on one side

2) down stage of the curtain their is an apron.

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Thrust stage

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1) audience is on 3 sides of the stage

2) less Seanory then other stage type

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Arena

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1) audience sit all around that stage

2) the arena stage doesn’t have a curtain