Theatre Finals Review

What does the theme of a play refer to?

• The stage decorations

• The central idea

• The costume choices

• The directing choices

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does a stage manager do?

• Directs the play

• Manages backstage

• Tells the characters what to do

• Tells the characters what to say

What does the director do?

• Acts onstage

• Manages backstage

• Directs the play

• Writes the play

What is a disagreement between characters or ideas in a play

• conflict

• costumes

• dialogue

• improvisation

What is it called when you ad-lib or invent dialogue not in the script

• improvisation

• makeup

• mimicry

• monologue

What is it called when you act out a story or situation with movement only, without any spoken dialogue?

• pantomime

• plot

• props

• role

all articles, except costumes or scenery, used as part of a dramatic production (e.g., pan, suitcase, stuffed animal)  

• props
• role
• scenery
• script

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

The unseen sides of the stage

• 1st and 3rd walls
• flys
• aprons
• wings

This is an example of a _____.

• Set design
• Set model
• Tiny kingdom
• Scale

This diagram represents which element of a drama - the outline of the story.

• Theme
• Script
• Plot
• Climax