Theatre Careers Quiz

What is the role of a producer in a theatre production?

• Works with both the cast and the musicians

• Acts as the business manager of the production and ensures that everything runs smoothly

• Controls all the artistic elements of the show

• Oversees all the technical aspects of the show

What is the responsibility of a stage manager during a show?

• Overseeing each performance and ensuring that all the actors are where they need to be at all times

• Creating and following a budget for the production

• Teaching music to singers for a musical

• Developing and creating sets for films, television, and theater

What is the role of a music director in a theatre production?

• Creating dance sequences and teaching them to the cast

• Interpreting the music and helping guide the director and choreographer

• Obtaining all the sound effects and setting up sound playback equipment

• Overseeing all the technical aspects of the show

What is the responsibility of a costume designer in a theatre production?

• Working with directors and producers to ensure that everyone is on the same page

• Overseeing each performance and ensuring that all the actors are where they need to be at all times

• Creating and following a budget for the production

• Designing and creating sets for films, television, and theater

What is the role of a technical director in a theatre production?

• Oversees all the technical aspects of the show

• Controls all the artistic elements of the show

• Acts as the business manager of the production and ensures that everything runs smoothly

• Works with both the cast and the musicians

What is the responsibility of a prop master in a theatre production?

• Purchasing or acquiring, manufacturing, properly placing, and overseeing that all the props are where they're supposed to be for the show

• Creating and following a budget for the production

• Overseeing each performance and ensuring that all the actors are where they need to be at all times

• Designing and creating sets for films, television, and theater

What is the role of a dramaturg in a theatre production?

• Interpreting the music and helping guide the director and choreographer

• Creating dance sequences and teaching them to the cast

• Overseeing all the technical aspects of the show

• Researching, selecting, adapting, editing, and interpreting scripts

What is the responsibility of a house manager in a theatre production?

• In charge of everything that happens in the lobby and the audience

• Creating and following a budget for the production

• Running the show by changing scenery, opening and closing the curtain, and running the lighting and sound

• Overseeing each performance and ensuring that all the actors are where they need to be at all times

What is the role of a playwright in a theatre production?

• Acts as the business manager of the production and ensures that everything runs smoothly

• Writes the play

• Controls all the artistic elements of the show

• Oversees all the technical aspects of the show

What is the responsibility of the stage crew in a theatre production?

• Interpreting the music and helping guide the director and choreographer

• Running the show by changing scenery, opening and closing the curtain, and running the lighting and sound

• Overseeing each performance and ensuring that all the actors are where they need to be at all times

• Purchasing or acquiring, manufacturing, properly placing, and overseeing that all the props are where they're supposed to be for the show