WorksheetsTheater Jargon
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does this term mean?
Tech Week
The week where the tech crew learns how to do their job
The week where the director picks the tech crew
The last week before a show when the tech crew polishes up what they need to polish up
The week where the tech crew learns the name of all the cast members, director, and light people.
What does this word mean?
Set
another word for "put"
The background on a stage or film
the green screen effects that are used in a film or production
The back curtain on a stage
What does this word mean?
Line
The instructions that the tech crew have to follow
The words that the actors or actresses have to say when they're on screen or on stage
The movements that the actors or actresses have to do when they're on stage or on screen
When the director screams at the actors because they are doing something wrong.
What does this term mean?
Call Time
The time that the actors, orchestra, and stage crew have to be at the stage for a performance.
The time that the actors, orchestra, and stage crew have to be ready for the show to start.
The time that the director calls the actor about what part they have in the production.
The time when all the actors take a selfie together.
What does this word mean?
Callbacks
When a director calls the actors to inform them what part they got.
When a director calls actors back to audition for a major role
When a director calls back actors to audition for a minor role
When the other actors call their peers back to give them advice about their performance.
What does this term mean?
Curtain-call
The split second where all the actors are on stage at the same time.
When a director calls all the actors to the stage for an inspirational talk.
when the curtains close at the end of a show.
When all the actors come to the stage at the end of the show for final bows.
What does this term mean?
House
The place that one calls their home
The place where someone lives.
The place where the orchestra practices
The place where the audience sits
What does this term mean?
Strike
When all the actors quit until they get better pay
The day when all the actors have to earn their lines by
The day after the last show when the set is torn down.
The day when the director quits
What does this term mean?
Pit
The place where the orchestra practices
The place where the orchestra plays at a performance
A deep ditch in the middle of the stage
The holes that the set goes into
What does this term mean/?
Speed through
The final dress rehearsal before a show
The first time that all the actors read the script together
The run through for the stage crew of what everything does
What does this term mean?
Downstage
The part of the stage that is closest to the audience
The part of the stage where most practicing is done
The part of the stage that the actors practice at when they aren't doing very good
The part of the stage that all the actors trip over
