Theatre I Quiz #2

Identify the Acting Area

• USL
• SR
• DSR
• SL

Definition: a play that presents its theme and characters in a humorous way. All characters come together at the end of the play.

• Comedy
• Melodrama
• Drama
• Tragedy

Definition: the conversation between actors on the stage.

• Act
• Dialogue
• Exposition
• Plot

Definition: offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area.

• Backstage
• Off Stage
• Wings
• House

Definition: the arrangement of the incidents that take place in a play.

• Plot
• Exposition
• Climax
• Spectacle

Definition: a four-sided stage built like a box with one side cut away, enabling the audience to view the play as if it were in a picture frame.

• Thrust Stage
• Proscenium Stage
• BlackBox Stage
• Arena Stage

Definition: all visual elements of production, such as scenery, properties, lighting, costumes, makeup, stage movement, and dance.

• Act
• On Stage
• Exposition
• Spectacle

Definition: nine to fifteen divisions of the stage floor, used by directors when moving actors or placing furniture or scenery.

• Performance Space
• Stage
• Acting Areas
• Flexible Staging

Definition: the principal character who represents the main thought of the play.

• Narrator
• Antagonist
• Actor
• Protagonist

Definition: center of the stage.
*What is the abbreviation?

• (US)
• (SR)
• (DS) 
• (CS)