Theatre Arts

Select the correct answers, there may be more than one.

Setting is the...

• time and place

• climate and weather

• when and where

• How and who

Music and sound effects can be used to:

• create mood and atmosphere

• Light the stage

• strengthen an emotion or empathise the action onstage

• dress the actors

Theatre stage lighting is designed to make the stage performance visible to the audience.

True or False

Which type of lighting is shown above?

• Flood

• Strobe light

• Spot light

• Blackout

Costumes are such a fabulous part of theatre –

• they help tell the story

• they help actors get into character

• they help to build the plot of the story

• they immediately tell the audience something about what’s going on.

This is a sheet inserted on a frame at the front of the light with a design cut into it. It is known as a _________.

• Lantern

• Gobo

• Lamp

• Star

Makeup, Lighting and setting are examples of Elements of Drama.

True or False

This is an image of a __________.

• Sound operator

• Sound board

• sound system

• lighting booth

List the elements of Theatre that you recognize from this image.

A flashing light, used for special effects. It’s often used to give the effect of old movies. It produces a jerky effect on the movements of actors when used on its own, is called a __________ light.