WorksheetsTheatre Brief Version: (Chapter 1) What is Theater?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When determining stage directions it is always from
The actor's point of view
The audience's point of view
The word "Theatre" comes from the Greek "Theatron" or
" "
Seeing Place
Gathering Ground
Assembly
Forum
Originally, Greek theater was used for
music and songs
athletic events
long speeches
These masks represent what
Emotions on stage
Audience reactions
Masks that were worn in old theater
Tragedy and Comedy
Originally, as the theater grew from a simple hillside, special attention was paid to...
Viewing space
The Wings
Costumes
Acoustics
What dramatically changed once tickets started getting sold and actors started getting paid?
The creation of agents
Actors became more separated from the audience
The creation of the "Diva"
Actors started getting separated from "Main Cast" and "Background or Extras"
What was the reason for "Acoustics"?
To direct the stage sounds toward the audience
To protect the stage sounds the wind
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
During the "Golden Age" of the Greek Playwrites, some gigantic stone edifices were capable of holding how many people?
17,000
1,700
170
2700
Which of these theaters is NOT mentioned in the chapter?
Three Story Roman Theaters.
Free-standing Elizabethan Theaters
Bare Stage Theaters In The Round
Opulent Proscenium Theaters
What is another word for a "Company of Players"?
Group
Thespians
Actors
Troup
