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WorksheetsIntro to Theatre Terms
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is the term used to cover all parts of training or instruction in the field of theatre
a)
Theatre
b)
Drama
c)
Theatre Arts
d)
Creative Expression
2.
____________________ is the actor's assumed behavior for the purpose of projecting a character to an audience
a)
acting
b)
performing
c)
presenting
d)
characterizing
3.
This is the special interactive and live relationship that exists between the performers and the audience.
a)
player audience relationship
b)
acting
c)
performing
d)
theatre arts
4.
The script is the written dialogue that the actors will speak.
a)
False
b)
True
5.
A story to be written to be played out on the stage is a ___________.
a)
Theatre
b)
Script
c)
Show
d)
Drama
6.
This is the writing or performing of plays, as well as the formal study of the art form. It also refers to the building in which plays are performed.
a)
Theatre Arts
b)
Theatre
c)
Drama
d)
Actor
7.
This is a story in dialogue form to be acted out by actors before a live audience.
a)
Scene
b)
Script
c)
Play
d)
Dialogue
8.
A person who writes plays is called a director.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Males and Females playing character roles are called:
a)
Characters
b)
Playwrights
c)
Performers
d)
Actors
10.
The conversation between actors on the stage is called:
a)
Script
b)
Dialogue
c)
Play
d)
Drama
11.
This is the special literary style plays are written in.
a)
Dramatic Structure
b)
Scripts
c)
Prose
d)
Poetry
12.
This is additional information provided by the playwright and found in italics and parentheses:
a)
Characters
b)
Stage Directions
c)
Scripts
d)
Dialogue
13.
A ________________ is the personality an actor portrays in a scene or a play that is different from their own.
a)
Character
b)
Role
c)
Theatre Arts
d)
Playwright
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