Basic Theatre Terms

What is Stage Left

• The part of the stage nearest the audience

• The part of the stage farthest from the audience

• The part of the stage to the left of the audience

• The part of the stage to the left of the actor

What is Pantomime?

• Acting without talking

• Acting without walking

• Acting without seeing

• Acting without feeling

What is blocking?

• to make costume from scratch

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• the process of selecting characters

• the director's planned movement for characters

Why is pantomime important to acting?

• It's so cool

• It encourages animated facial expressions and gestures to make the entertainment more exciting and engaging.

• It prepares you to be a scientist

• The audience will be able to tell if you forgot your lines.

What area is show in red?

• Orchestra

• Parados

• Skene

• Theatron

What part of the Greek theatre is the blank box on?

• Skene

• Theatron

• Parados

• Orchestra

What is the "meaning between the lines" that an actor must draw from the script?

• Substitution

• Inflection

• Subtext

• Paraphrasing

What is the act of planning and carrying out movements on stage?

• Blocking

• Subtext

• Inflection

• Upstaging

What is the act of improperly taking attention from an actor who should be the focus of interest?

• Upstaging

• Upstage

• Downstage

• Protagonist

What is putting together all facets of a character to bring life and interest to that character?

• Character Part

• Characterization

• Antagonist

• Protagonist