Theater Terminology Quiz

What word describes "a big part of a play"? (Plays can have many of these)

• Monologue

• Act

• Director

• Playwright

A small part of an act. It happens in one place.

• Scene

• Set

• Lighting

• Prop

What the characters say to each other

• Scene

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Set

What one character speaks alone.

• Dialogue

• Set

• Director

• Monologue

These tell actors where to go on stage

• Stage Directions

• Props

• Costumes

• Sound Effects

The things on stage that show where the play is.

• Stage Directions

• Set

• Sound Effects

• Audience

Small things the actors use, like cups or books.

• Props

• Stage Directions

• Costumes

• Sound Effects

What the actors wear to look like their characters.

• Sound Effects

• Props

• Costumes

• Set

How the stage is lit. It can change how you feel.

• Lighting

• Costumes

• Set

• Sound Effects

Sounds used to make the play feel real, like thunder.

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Sound Effects

• Stage Directions