Theater Jeopardy
Acting
The Theater
Playwrights
Theater History
Hodgepodge
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Putting together all facets of a
character to bring life and interest
to that character
The control of the volume and
quality of the voice so that it can
be heard clearly
The part of acting that involves the use
of hand props, costume props, stage
props, other actors, and parts of the
set
The father of Method Acting
A speech delivered by an actor alone
onstage that reveals the character’s
innermost thoughts
Elevated platform used for the acting
area
This picture-frames the stage
A low platform stage that projects
into the audience
Area of stage in front of the grand
drape
A long piece of wood or pipe from which
scenery, lights, and curtains, are suspended
The father of “realism”
After spending time in the army, this
playwright wrote about his
experience in the play Biloxi Blues
Daily Double
Sometimes called the father of tragedy, this
playwright’s work called the Oresteia is the
only surviving Greek trilogy.
This French playwright took a chance
by writing about a corrupt church
figure in his play Tartuffe
This self-educated playwright wrote
Fences
Not to be confused with the paddy
wagon, this stage on wheels was big
during the medieval days
The hose and wisk are costume pieces
stemming from this time period
A form of religious drama based on
biblical history
Known as the lovers, these two stock
characters from Commedia del’arte are
named this
This king led to a restoration of drama
when the monarchy was finally restored
This term, literally translates to “god
from the machine” is now used to
describe any device an author introduces
late in a play to resolve plot difficulties
The celebrated Greek god Dionysus is
the god of this and that
Though this playwright’s death was early
and questionable, this so called spy
introduced blank verse
This was introduced by musicians who
wanted to revive Greek theater
This is the first American musical from the
year 1927
Theater Jeopardy
Acting
The Theater
Playwrights
Theater History
Hodgepodge
Characterization
Stage
Henrik Ibsen
(The “father” of
realism)
Pageant
Wagons
Deus ex
machina
Projection
Proscenium
Arch
Neil Simon
(Biloxi Blues)
Elizabthan
(hose and wisk
costume pieces)
Wine and
Fertility
(Dionysus)
Stage business
Thrust Stage
Aeschylus
(Oresteia)
Mystery Plays
Christopher
Marlowe
(introduced blank
verse)
Stanislavski
Apron
Moliere
(Tartuffe)
Innamorati/Inna
moratae
Opera (what
musicians started to
revive Greek
theater)
Soliloquy
Batton
August Wilson
(Fences)
Charles II
Showboat (First
American musical in
1927)