Theater Terms Quiz

What is the term for the precise movement and positioning of actors on the stage?

• Action

• Drama

• Blocking

• Energy

What is the term for offering valid and well-reasoned opinions about the work of others in a friendly manner?

• Constructive Criticism

• Focus

• Cross

• Open Out

What is the term for the direction of an actor's intention, action, emotion, or line delivery to a specific target?

• Convention

• Stage Fright

• Blocking

• Energy

What is the term for special or traditional ways of doing things?

• Action

• Drama

• Convention

• Cross

What is the term for moving from one position to another on stage?

• Blocking

• Cross

• Open Out

• Stage Fright

What is the term for the fuel that drives acting and enlivens performances?

• Energy

• Focus

• Constructive Criticism

• Cross

What is the term for an actor positioning their body and feet to face the audience?

• Open Out

• Stage Fright

• Blocking

• Energy

What is the term for a nervous feeling felt by someone who is going to appear in front of an audience?

• Action

• Drama

• Stage Fright

• Cross

What is the term for that which happens on stage to hold the audience's attention?

• Convention

• Focus

• Blocking

• Energy

What is the term for a piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on stage?

• Constructive Criticism

• Drama

• Cross

• Open Out