Drama Dictionary: Sitzprobe
(Photo Credit: Philip Arno Photography/Shutterstock) Welcome back to the Drama Dictionary, a place to learn the definitions for the most obscure terms relating to theater, so you can be in the know and slang like a pro! One of the luxuries of live theatre is having the chance to sing and perform with a live band. Not every company uses one and not every show calls for one, but when it does, it’s wonderful…if the band is good. A talented band takes a lot of weight off the actor’s shoulders because a lot of time the band follows the actor. When a production is using a live band, there is a magical day when the band and the cast come together and perform the songs as one company for the first time, and that brings us to the word of the day: sitzprobe /ˈzɪtsˌproʊbə/. When I first heard that word, I immediately thought of that probe robot from Star Wars that they use to torture information of out rebel spies. But don’t worry, there’s no torture going on in a theatre sitzprobe. ...
