Blocking Quiz

Blocking is _________ on the stage.

• dancing

• performance

• blocks

• movement

The direction an actor faces on stage is called...

• stage direction

• stage position

• weak

• strong

The strongest position on stage is called...

• full back

• 1/4 turn

• full front

• profile

The best position to use if you are sharing a scene with someone else is...

• full front

• 3/4 turn

• 1/4 turn

• profile

When standing in profile you can face...

• left or right

• left only

• right only

• to the back

Movement by an actor across the stage is called a...

• diagonal

• cross

• counter cross

• sideways walk

What is it called when you move your body position just a bit so that you are facing the audience more?

• cheating out

• facing forward

• crossing

• stage business

Any small movement on stage that does not require movement across the stage is called...

• cheating out

• crossing

• stage business

• pantomime

Moving in the opposite direction of an actor crossing the stage is called a _______ cross.

• opposite

• counter

• criss

• stage

Stages are labeled "upstage" and "downstage" because the first theaters were...

• round

• square

• raked (built on an angle)

• flat