18. Fill in the gaps with the words or word combinations from the video. Read the sentences beforehand!

1. … means to sell tickets for an event such as a sports match or concert for more money than their real price – or ________________________.

2. Well, I’ve never been that ____________ to see a show that I’ve needed to buy a ticket from a tout.

3. I’m going to ____________ ____________Justin Timberlake, c).

4. Tickets can be bought honestly – or ____________ – through an official agent, sometimes on a website.

5. That’s right, but sometimes agents add ________________________.

6. … that’s where you can get a bargain – even if you get a ____________ view and you can’t see that well!

7. Sometimes they ____________ inflated prices – or high prices for the basic ticket for the sort of seats that I sit in.

8. … because they are reputable, they will charge a ____________price and won’t be effectively ____________ tickets.

9. You won’t be – as we sometimes say – ________________________.

10. Well, luckily for me, I couldn’t afford that kind of price so I would wait for a ____________ cheaper ticket to become available.

19. Ask and answer the following questions with your partner?

1. Are there ticket touts in Russia?

2. Have you ever bought a ticket from a tout?

3. If you couldn’t afford a ticket for the performance you were desperate to see, what would you do?

Writing

20. Imagine that you are going to open a new theatre in your city. Describe the project in detail. Include the following information: the official name, the emblem, the exterior and interior, the seating plan, the types and list of productions that will run at the theatre, the zest of the theatre.

LESSON 3. MEMBERS OF A COMPANY AND THEIR WORK

Brainstorming

Discuss the following questions with your partner:

1. Do you have any friends/acquaintances who work at the theatre? What do they do?

2. What questions would you ask an eminent theatre director?

3. Would you like to perform on stage at the theatre? Or would you choose to do something else?

Vocabulary

artistic director	lighting designer
backstage crew/running crew	music director
ballet master/mistress	producer
box-office manager	production team/staff
choreographer	prompter
compere/master of ceremony	sound board operator/sound
conductor costume designer	operator sound designer
costume director	stage crew
fight director	stage/scenery designer
fly man	stage manager
front of house staff	technical director
house manager	technical stage manager
light board operator

1. Read the definitions and give the equivalents from the active vocabulary.

1. A person who runs rehearsals and is responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in their company.

2. The artistic leader of a theatre company who often directs some of the company's productions and offers artistic advice on all aspects of all productions.

3. A stage manager who does not work through all of the early rehearsals with cast and director but joins the production late in the process to supervise the technical work and sometimes to call the cues for the show.

4. The group of theatre technicians of all disciplines who work on performances moving scenic element and props before a show and during scene changes or who operate the lighting and sound.

5. The artist who is responsible for designing and specifying the scenic elements of a production.

6. The head of the costume workshop staff, or in film work, head costume coordinator.

7. A choreographer of on-stage fight scenes, who teaches actors how to use weapons and a create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers.

8. The activity of selling and taking of tickets, the ushering of audience to their correct seats, the sales of refreshments and souvenirs, and it also might include the maintenance and management of the theatre building itself.

9. A member of theatre staff who is responsible for the organization and day to day operations of the Front of House staff (box office staff, ticket takers, ushers, and often concessions) for a particular performance, as well as the health and safety of the audience while they are in the theatre.

10. A position which works with the director to establish rehearsal schedules and actors calls, responsible for organization and record keeping during rehearsals, actor and crew calls during performance, and for calling all cues during a production’s performances.

11. The leader of a musical, or the person responsible for the musical content of a production.

12. That person responsible for the all aspects of a production which usually includes the raising of money, hiring the facilities, and employing the director, all creative and administrative staff.

13. The personnel of a theatre or other such organization responsible for the creation of the production.

14. The person responsible for designing the soundscape of a production, including all aural elements, and sometimes has the responsibility for planning and executing the layout of all sound and sound reinforcement equipment.

15. The person who operates the audio equipment at performance.

16. Member of production design staff. Designs or selects all costumes and costume accessories. The designer's responsibility includes seeing that the actor's/character's needs are met, as well as those of the production.

17. General term for all technicians working back stage in preparation for or the running of a show.

18. The position on a theatres staff responsible for construction of the scenery and the back stage operations of a production and most often the technical operation of the theater.

19. The position in charge of and responsible for the operations of theatrical box office.