Skegness Playgoers
Answers to Quiz One

1 Three, the fourth wall is the front of the stage. Go back <—

2 The highest part of the audience - the upper, upper circle.   <—

3 At the front. The part which projects into the audience.   <—

4 The proscenium arch which is the surround of the stage in a traditional theatre.   <—

5 The actors on stage at the start of a play/musical.   <—

6 The tableaux curtains especially the front or house tabs which mark the starts and ends of acts.   <—

7 The lights on the house tabs before the show starts.   <—

8 In a curtain call.   <—

9 The limes. (From limelight.)   <—

10 The very front of the stage, the footlights, where candle wicks floated in olden days. The welcome return to uplights shows that deja vue happens all over again.   <—

11 The Front of House, in front of the stage, where the audience is.   <—

12 6.55 pm, because calls are made 5 minutes ahead of real time.   <—

13 Usually on opening night. You give away tickets to help publicity.   <—

14 When you are a professional actor appearing nude on stage.   <—

15 Three. Periaktoi is the Greek term for three-sided flats which can be turned to change the backing of the stage.   <—

16 People with hearing aids by setting them to the "T" position.   <—

Try another 16 questions in Quiz Two?