WorksheetsTheater Terms
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Downstage?
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage left of the audience
d)
The area of the stage left of the actor
2.
Acts
a)
The Chapters in a Drama/Play
b)
Show the changes in settings overtime
c)
story told in front of a live audience
d)
tools that are used to bring a scene
3.
Dialogue
a)
the chapters in a drama/play
b)
characters in a drama/play
c)
what the actors say in a drama/play
d)
tools used to bring a scence
4.
Scenes
a)
the chapters in a drama
b)
characters in a drama
c)
the place where actors perform
d)
show the changes in settings overtime
5.
Props
a)
written words for the actors
b)
the place where actors perform
c)
story in front a live audience
d)
tools that are used to bring a scene
6.
Script
a)
written words for actors
b)
the chapters in a drama
c)
characters in a drama
d)
the place where actors perform
7.
Actors
a)
written words for the actors
b)
the chapters in a drama
c)
what the actors say
d)
characters in a drama
8.
Theater
a)
show the changes in settings overtime
b)
what the actors say in a drama
c)
the place where actors perform
d)
the chapters in a drama
9.
Monologue is a speech of some duration addressed by a character to a second person to express his/her thoughts and ideas aloud.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
A monologue does not have a beginning, a middle or an end.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Thespian
a)
fate that can not be escaped
b)
term for an actor
c)
group of actors that comment on the action
d)
tragic flaw
12.
Chorus
a)
a group of actors who comment on the action
b)
term for an actor
c)
purging of audience emotions
d)
humans have little control over their destinies
13.
Monologue
a)
A dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, in words meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters
A dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, in words meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters
b)
A signal from the stage manager to actor, stage crew props manager, or lighting technician that some predetermined action such as an entrance is required
A signal from the stage manager to actor, stage crew props manager, or lighting technician that some predetermined action such as an entrance is required
c)
A division of an act or the play itself
A division of an act or the play itself
d)
A work written to be spoken by just one person.
A work written to be spoken by just one person.
14.
Dialogue
a)
Conversation between two or more people that advances the action
Conversation between two or more people that advances the action
b)
Notes added to the script of play, generally in italics or parentheses that provide the line readings, blocking, business, etc.
c)
A work written to be spoken by just one person.
A work written to be spoken by just one person.
d)
A speech in which an actor, usually on stage speaks his or her own thoughts aloud
15.
Cast
a)
The actors who perform in a given play
The actors who perform in a given play
b)
All the actions, excluding blocking, performed by actors onstage (i.e. gesturing, opening windows, writing letters.)
All the actions, excluding blocking, performed by actors onstage (i.e. gesturing, opening windows, writing letters.)
c)
The person who puts together a theatrical production & who obtains the financial backing; leading the rights to the play; rents the theater, hires the director, designer, house & stage crew, supervises, does the advertising & budget, & sometimes hires the cast
The person who puts together a theatrical production & who obtains the financial backing; leading the rights to the play; rents the theater, hires the director, designer, house & stage crew, supervises, does the advertising & budget, & sometimes hires the cast
16.
Actor
a)
One who writes plays; a dramatist
One who writes plays; a dramatist
b)
The person responsible for the directions of the actors in a play; provides the play’s vision.
The person responsible for the directions of the actors in a play; provides the play’s vision.
c)
One who performs a role or represents a character in a play
One who performs a role or represents a character in a play
17.
Stage directions
a)
A dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, in words meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters
A dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, in words meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters
b)
Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play; sometimes provided by the playwright,sometimes developed by actors, but usually supplied by the director
Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play; sometimes provided by the playwright,sometimes developed by actors, but usually supplied by the director
c)
Notes added to the script of play, generally in italics or parentheses that provide the line readings, blocking, business, etc.
Notes added to the script of play, generally in italics or parentheses that provide the line readings, blocking, business, etc.
d)
The surrounding in which the action of the play develops
The surrounding in which the action of the play develops
18.
Blocking
a)
The part of the theater building that holds the audience; also called the house
The part of the theater building that holds the audience; also called the house
b)
Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play; sometimes provided by the playwright,sometimes developed by actors, but usually supplied by the director
Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play; sometimes provided by the playwright,sometimes developed by actors, but usually supplied by the director
c)
Notes added to the script of play, generally in italics or parentheses that provide the line readings, blocking, business, etc.
d)
The surrounding in which the action of the play develops
The surrounding in which the action of the play develops
19.
Soliloquy
a)
on stage speaks his or her own thoughts aloud
b)
A work written to be spoken by just one person.
A work written to be spoken by just one person.
20.
Director
a)
The person responsible for the directions of the actors in a play; provides the play’s vision.
b)
One who writes plays; a dramatist
One who writes plays; a dramatist
c)
The person who puts together a theatrical production & who obtains the financial backing; leading the rights to the play; rents the theater, hires the director, designer, house & stage crew, supervises, does the advertising & budget, & sometimes hires the cast
The person who puts together a theatrical production & who obtains the financial backing; leading the rights to the play; rents the theater, hires the director, designer, house & stage crew, supervises, does the advertising & budget, & sometimes hires the cast
21.
Producer
a)
The person who puts together a theatrical production & who obtains the financial backing; leading the rights to the play; rents the theater, hires the director, designer, house & stage crew, supervises, does the advertising & budget, & sometimes hires the cast
b)
Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play; sometimes provided by the playwright,sometimes developed by actors, but usually supplied by the director
Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play; sometimes provided by the playwright,sometimes developed by actors, but usually supplied by the director
c)
The person responsible for the directions of the actors in a play; provides the play’s vision.
The person responsible for the directions of the actors in a play; provides the play’s vision.
d)
One who performs a role or represents a character in a play
One who performs a role or represents a character in a play
22.
Set
a)
The area immediately offstage left and right where actors stand to await their cues.
b)
The surrounding in which the action of the play develops
The surrounding in which the action of the play develops
c)
The part of the theater building that holds the audience; also called the house
The part of the theater building that holds the audience; also called the house
23.
What is Up Stage?
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage left of the audience
d)
The part of the stage left of the actor
24.
What is Stage Right?
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage to the left of the audience
d)
The part of the stage to the left of the actor
25.
What is Stage Left
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage to the left of the audience
d)
The part of the stage to the left of the actor
26.
Why do theaters keep a light on at all times?
a)
To scare away crooks and vandals
b)
To keep the ghost company
c)
To keep people from tripping (Nightlight)
d)
They don't, Mr. Kincaid made this up
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