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O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
- Romeo and Juliet, Act II, SC. 2 |
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Character Cutouts Entrance Our theatre lobby will feature large cutouts of characters from the Lilly Theater production of "Young King Arthur," with one visible difference from what you might find in a real theatre lobby display. learn more >> |
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Magnetic Poster Wall You need to publicize a play to attract an audience. And since theatre is not only live actors, it's also live audiences, attracting an audience is an important part of the collaborative process of creating theatre. learn more >> |
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| Collections Cases Visitors will be able to enjoy a sampling of theatre-related artifacts from the ethnographic and American collections of The Children's Museum. Through displays of theatre-related artifacts visitors can learn that theatre is everywhere. learn more >> |
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![Wardrobe [Costume Room]](/special_exhibits/theatre/images/phototour/tour_wardrobe3_s.jpg) |
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| Wardrobe [Costume Room] The costume designer creates costumes for each character in the play. Costumes and makeup tell the audience a lot about the character's age, social position, wealth, and occupation. learn more >> |
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Make-up Room Actors use stage makeup because stage lighting tends to make everyone's face look flat. The most important thing about an actor's make-up is how it looks onstage under the lights. learn more >> |
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Prop Room Props, it's short for properties. Props are all of the things needed to decorate the set and that are used by actors on stage. Most theatres have permanent properties they keep in storage and use over and over. learn more >> |
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| Theatre Onstage Let's put on a play! What do you need? You start with a good story written as a script. You've got to have actors. You need an audience. And a place to do the play. learn more >> |
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| Green Room Every theatre has a green room. No, it's not actually a room that is green. In fact, in the theatre it's bad luck if the green room is painted green. learn more >> |
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The Actor's Studio In the Actor's Studio visitors will be able to try some improvisational theater games, experiment with different character roles, add some costumes, learn how actors memorize lines, and more. learn more >> |
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The Story Wall The story wall will introduce some of the artists and craftsmen involved in the collaborative art of theatre. How do the director, actors, costume and set designers, lighting and sound technicians, prop master and others begin to think about the story? learn more >> |
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| Light and Sound It takes technicians to operate the magic - light technicians and sound technicians. They sit in a control booth at the back of the theater to work light and sound boards. In our exhibit visitors can experiment with lights and even add sound effects. learn more >> |
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| Set Design In the exhibit you'll see some examples of set design sketches and set models created for theatrical performances in our own Children's Museum Lilly Theater. learn more >> |
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Youth Showcase Get to know more about a talented group of youth actors. Learn about a group of youth who do theatre right here at the museum in our Lilly Theater. learn more >> |
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| Theatre Fun for Preschoolers We'll have appropriately sized costumes, interactives, and some programming that's designed for preschoolers in a special area of the gallery just for these little ones. learn more >> |
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