AQA GCSE Drama - Section A

Which of these roles would an understudy do?

• Take over from an actor in the performance if they fall sick

• Study the playtext and check for errors

• Be the deputy of the director and help if they fall sick.

• Design the set for a production

What is this type of staging?

• In-the-Round

• End-On

• Thrust Staging

• Promenade Staging

In a theatre production, what is a ‘truck’?

• A motorised vehicle which picks up the actors from their homes and takes them to the theatre

• A wheeled platform upon which scenery can be put and moved around easily.

• The place where the audience buys their ice creams in the interval.

• A type of lantern used to light the stage.

In thrust staging, on how many sides will the audience be seated?

• 1 side

• 2 sides

• 3 sides

• 4 sides

If you stand nearest to the audience, you can be said to be standing:

• Upstage

• Stage Right

• Stage Left

• Downstage

What is this type of staging?

• Promenade Staging

• In-the-Round

• Thrust Staging

• End-On

Who resets the stage after each show?

• Stage Manager

• Theatre Manager

• Deputy Stage Manager

• The crew

What is the staging configuration where the audience sits on two sides?

• End-on Staging

• Proscenium Arch

• Trust Staging

• Traverse Staging

In which stage position is the gramophone?

• Upstage right

• Upstage left

• Downstage left

• Downstage right

Who is in charge of deciding how everything looks on stage?

• Director

• Stage Manager

• Designer

• Technician