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Parts of a Theatre Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The place were the audience sits during a play is called the ____________.

a)

Lobby

b)

Auditorium

c)

Green Room

d)

Stage

2.

During a musical, the orchestra usually sits in the ____________.

a)

Wings

b)

Backstage

c)

Pit

d)

Lobby

3.

The stage opening is called the ____________.

a)

Parenski

b)

Presidio

c)

Thrust

d)

Proscenium

4.

____________ is a huge curtain made of fire resistant material that quickly seals off the entire proscenium opening in case of a fire onstage.

a)

Fire Curtain

b)

Grand Drape

c)

Act Curtain

d)

Scrim

5.

The curtain that closes off almost the entire stage is called the ____________.

a)

Grand Teaser

b)

Grand Drape

c)

Act Curtain

d)

Cyc

6.

The area between the main curtain and the orchestra pit is called the ____________.

a)

Wings

b)

Apron

c)

Stage

d)

Fly Loft

7.

A large open space with pipes, curtains, and lighting instruments hanging in the air is called the ____________.

a)

Wings

b)

Apron

c)

Stage

d)

Fly Loft

8.

The lighting positions over the stage are called the ____________.

a)

FOH

b)

Alcoves

c)

Electrics

d)

Floor Pockets

9.

Pipes that can be lowered and raised, and are used to hang scenery in the air until it is needed are called ____________.

a)

Drops

b)

Tormentors

c)

Teasers

d)

Battens

10.

The ____________ is a series of weights, pipes and ropes used to hang and fly scenery, curtains, and electrics in and out of sight of the audience.

a)

Drop

b)

Counterweight System

c)

Alcove

d)

Batten

11.

Anyone using the Counterweight System needs to be trained by a ____________.

a)

Stagehand

b)

Director

c)

Certified Rigger

d)

Fellow Student

12.

The curtain just upstage from the main curtain, that hides things hanging over the stage is the ____________.

a)

Backdrop

b)

Cyc

c)

Grand Drape

d)

Tormentor

13.

The curtains that hide the upstage fly space from the audience are called ____________.

a)

Teasers

b)

Cycs

c)

Grand Drapes

d)

Tormentors

14.

The off-stage area where scenery can be stored is called the ____________ area.

a)

Wing

b)

Call Board

c)

Green Room

d)

Tormentor

15.

____________ hide the offstage areas from the audience.

a)

Teasers

b)

Legs

c)

Grand Drapes

d)

Travellers