Theatre Fall Semester Review

What we call items that are held or carried by actors onstage?

• costumes

• props

• scenery

• lighting

In “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” what happens to you if you get the juice of the magic flower in your eyes?

• You fall asleep for a day and night.

• You become invisible to others.

• You fall in love with the first person you see when you wake up.

• You gain the ability to speak to animals.

What is a rehearsal?

• A practice for a play.

• A type of performance art.

• A method of scriptwriting.

• A form of audience engagement.

Which of these describes a STAGE MANAGER?

• Is in charge of the crew and creates the prompt book, writing down all cues in the play. Is in charge of the show from opening night until closing.

• Acts as the director's assistant, helping with actor rehearsals and blocking.

• Handles the lighting and sound design for the production.

• Coordinates the marketing and ticket sales for the show.

What is an audition?

• A tryout for a play.

• A rehearsal for a musical.

• A performance in front of an audience.

• A script reading for a film.

When an actor uses breath control to make their voice louder, this is called . . .

• projection

• inflection

• intonation

• modulation

In improvisation, actors should accept what their scene partner suggests, and then build on it. This idea has been called "the first rule of improv" and is described using the phrase . . .

• Yes, and . . .

• No, but . . .

• Maybe, or . . .

• Try, but . . .

The area of the stage on the ACTORS' left is called . . .

• stage left

• stage right

• downstage

• upstage

Theatre was created at a celebration of which ancient Greek god?

• Apollo

• Zeus

• Dionysus

• Hades

Medieval plays were sometimes performed on these small, movable stages-on-wheels.

• pageant wagons

• theater carts

• mobile stages

• traveling platforms