Theatre III WOD 101-120 Test

roles in which the actor & the character portrayed are similar in appearance & personality

• straight parts
• principal
• bit part
• deuteragonist

central idea or metaphor that forms the basis for all artistic choices in a production

• Performative Conscept
• Destitution
• Director's Concept
• Relativity

play that incorporates song, in which emphasis is on expressing an idea with episodes serving to illustrate the concept

• Theatrical
• Straight Play
• One Act
• Concept Musical

number of times a show is performed

• Cutting
• Slip
• Run
• Beat

selecting two actors for each role, the cast’s then split the performances

• double cast
• dual cast
• understudy
• swing

show flow, cue sheet, run of show, minute-by-minute, or agenda; an item-by-item sequence of events that will happen within a show, event, meeting, or gathering

• Rundown
• Castmaking
• Beat
• Half Hour

Call time made 30 minutes before curtain; All actors need to be in the theater at least by this time, if not earlier

• Curtain
• Half Hour
• Run Down
• Thumbing

practices of set, costume & lighting design & their relationship to the audience, in conventional or non-conventional spaces; can include sound since it enhances visuals

• Scenography
• Railing
• Peak fic
• Synapses

when the director will "freeze" the show, meaning no more physical changes will be made; director may still give performance notes

• Pineaccurate
• Frozen
• Stopped
• Preview

natural response an actor responds to in the moment

• Theatrical quip
• Lenaealian
• Theatre magic
• Impulse