Theater Terminology Quiz

A major division of a play

• set design

• front of house

• audience

to mark the floor of a rehearsal space with tape that indicates significant parts of a ground plan

• stage

• script

• cue

a place of performance

• spike

• script

• props

A thing that is said or done as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or begin a speech/line.

• cue

• costume design

• spike

• set design

the listener or viewer of a show

• dialogue

• acting

• script

• audience

the process of specifying, acquiring, manipulating or generating audio elements for a production

• costume design

• set design

• sound design

• set construction

portion of a theatre reserved for the audience

• costume design

• dialogue

• front of house

• dress rehearsal

a sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a production.

• set design

• sound design

• storyboard

• mood board

Articles or objects that appear on stage during a play.

• stage

• acting

• props

• script

Definition: Conversation between two or more characters

• audience

• acting

• blocking

• dialogue