How Well Do You Know Your Theatre Terms?


	

		
		

			
											

							
				
					
				
			
							
				

					
						
							

								
																
								
																
									
										What is the "M word"?
										
																		
										
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Macbeth
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Mom
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Mammal
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Moth
																	
																
																													
													
																					

										
											
												
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										When you say “Thank You 5," who are you typically thanking?
										
																		
										
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Your fans for giving you $5
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Your parents for asking how many coffees you want
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Your stage manager for telling you it’s 5 minutes to curtain
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Your director for asking how many solos you want
																	
																
																													
													
																					

										
											
												
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										What is the Legacy Robe?
										
																		
										
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	A fancy costume
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	An opening night ritual for Broadway musicals
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	A gift from your director on opening night
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Your favorite set of pajamas
																	
																
																													
													
																					

										
											
												
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										Who gets the Legacy Robe?
										
																		
										
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	The chorus member with the most Broadway credits
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	The star of the show
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Someone making their debut
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	It’s random
																	
																
																													
													
																					

										
											
												
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										What is the Ghost Light?
										
																		
										
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	A myth
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	A prop piece in The Phantom of the Opera
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	A light left on the stage of a theater after shows to please the theater ghosts
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	A song from Act II of Cats
																	
																
																													
													
																					

										
											
												
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										If the director says “go stage left,” which object will you be standing near?
										
																					
												
													
																									
											
																		
										
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Chair
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Table
																	
																
																													
													
																					

										
											
												
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										If the director says “go upstage,” which object will you be standing near?
										
																					
												
													
																									
											
																		
										
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Lamp
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Ladder
																	
																
																													
													
																					

										
											
												
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										“If it’s not your prop, ____________”
										
																		
										
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Turn it into the lost and found
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Have fun with it
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	Don’t touch it
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	It could be your prop
																	
																
																													
													
																					

										
											
												
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										What's the difference between a swing and an understudy?
										
																		
										
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	A swing is a playground object, an understudy is when you aren't prepared for a test
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	A swing is someone who is in the dance numbers, an understudy is someone who studies the dances
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	They are interchangeable terms
																	
																
																													
													
																								
														

															
																														
																															
																	
																	A swing covers any number of ensemble tracks, an understudy covers a lead or supporting role
																	
																
																													
													
																					

										
											
												
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