Theatre Final Part II

What are some examples of stage directions?

• North, South

• Upstage, Downstage

• Central, Down central

• Portside, Aft

What does blocking mean?

• Blocking the audience from seeing the action

• Closing the curtain at the end of the show

• Planning stage movements for the actors

• Turning your back to the audience

A raked stage is a stage with an incline that was used during the Renaissance era (Shakespeare's time in theatre history)

• True

• False

What is a cue?

• A signal to say or do something

• An actor's favorite line

• The director's choice for movements

• The stage manager's notebook

What is dialogue?

• One character delivering lines directly to the audience

• The background music of the play

• A type of lighting design

• When at least two characters are speaking to each other

Slating is the term used to define when an actor introduces themselves.

• True

• False

What is a gesture?

• A warmup game used for actors to get their bodies ready

• Body movements that people use to create emphasis or meaning

• A guest that attends a play

• A formal meeting of directors and actors

What is pantomime?

• Silent acting, using gestures to tell a story

• A short scene with some dialogue but mostly movement

• A Japanese form of theatre that involves masks

• When three or more actors are on stage at once

A tableau involves...

• very little movement but a lot of dialogue

• an empty stage

• actors being still as "statues"

• excessive movement to emphasize emotion

What is projection?

• Filling a space with sound using your voice

• Projecting an image on the back wall of the stage

• Clear speech

• When an actor is alone on stage delivering lines