6th Grade Theatre First Vocab Quiz 2021

What does Mime mean? (there are 2 parts to it)

• The art of telling a story

• Any group working together for a common goal

• A performer who uses Pantomime and never speaks

• An ABSTRACT physical performance without spoken word

Define Drama

• Any group working together for a common goal

• The building where plays, films, operas, or other live performances take place

• Conflicts in life

• Activities designed to develop acting skills popularized by Viola Spolin

An actor's Objective is

• The art of acting without words through facial expression and gesture

• The patterns and arrangement of actors’ movements on stage with respect to each other and the performance space. Often referred to as “staging.”

• The specific “want” or “need” of one character

• Conflicts of life

What are Theatre Games?

• The patterns and arrangement of actors’ movements on stage with respect to each other and the performance space. Often referred to as “staging.”

• Any group working together for a common goal

• Activities designed to develop acting skills popularized by Viola Spolin.

• The art of telling a story

What is an Ensemble?

• An ABSTRACT physical performance without spoken word

• A phrase (or gesture in Pantomime) that is overused and shows a lack of original thought.

• To turn your face or entire body out to the audience to be seen better without completely turning so it still looks natural.

• Any group working together for a common goal

What is Pantomime? (2 Answers here)

• An ABSTRACT physical performance without spoken word

• A CONCRETE physical performance without spoken word

• The art of acting without words through facial expression and gesture

• The art of telling a story

Which spelling is right for this definition?

The building where plays, films, operas, or other live performances take place

• Theatre

• Theater

Which spelling is right for this definition:

The Art of telling a Story?

• Theatre

• Theater

What is a cliché?

• An overused gesture or phrase

• A fancy term for actors

• a performer who doesn't speak

• How people move on stage

What is actor movement on stage?

• Blocking

• Mime

• Cliché

• Objective