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Theater Trivia

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call the standard makeup worn by an actor?

a)

Base-face

b)

Standard Layer

c)

Staged Up

d)

There is no specific name

2.
Which of these Disney movies has been turned into a Broadway musical?
a)
The Lion King
b)
Beauty and the Beast
c)
Aladdin
d)
All of the Above!
3.

Where is upstage

a)

The front of the stage

b)

The back

c)

The middle

d)

None of the above

4.

Where is down stage

a)

The back

b)

The front

c)

Behind

d)

The middle

5.

Responsible for leading rehearsals, hiring, actors, and the overall vision of a production.

a)

Producer

b)

Makeup Artist

c)

Prop Master

d)

Director

6.

The line spoken just before your line, or the signal to enter or perform another action.

a)

Breaking Character

b)

Cue

c)

Compass Direction

d)

Black Out

7.

Where in the theater does the audience sit?

a)

Backstage

b)

Booth

c)

Box office

d)

House

8.
In charge of creating routines for dance and movement during a production, most often during a musical.
a)
Prop Master
b)
Actress
c)
Choreographer
d)
Stage Makeup
9.
Responsible for moving scenery, placement of props, and takes directions from the Stage Manager.
a)
Tech/Stage Crew
b)
Prop Master
c)
Director
d)
Producer
10.

The week before the performance is called...

a)

Conclusion Week

b)

Wrap-Up Week

c)

Tech Week

d)

Show Week

11.

Whats the average time it takes Broadway to prepare a show?

a)

6-8 weeks

b)

15-20 weeks

c)

10 weeks

d)

3-5 weeks

12.

The character opposing the protagonist.

a)

Comedy

b)

Act

c)

Climax

d)

Antagonist

13.
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
14.

Which lettered space on the diagram is Left Center?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

F

d)

I

15.

What is "the booth?"

a)

Where tickets are sold

b)

Where the props are kept

c)

Where the audience sits

d)

Where the lights and sound are controlled

16.

According to most actors, what is the most stressful thing about a show?

a)

Learning the dance

b)

Memorizing lines

c)

Tech Week

d)

Connecting sound

17.

When actors forget their line, they will ask the Stage Manager...

a)

"Line?"

b)

"Hit me"

c)

"Cue?"

d)

There is nothing specifically said

18.

When all actors come on the stage at the end of the show.

a)

Bows

b)

Curtain Call

c)

Last Gathering

d)

Group Bow

19.

The performer readjusts his or her body at an angle with an audience in mind

a)

Angling Out

b)

Cheating In

c)

Actor's Cheat

d)

Cheating Out

20.

Ellen Greene's character in a musical about a plant:

a)

Annie

b)

Audrey

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Ceilia

21.

What is the longest running musical on Broadway?

a)

The Phantom of the Opera

b)

The Lion King

c)

Chicago

d)

Sweeny Todd

22.

A show that tells the story of the two witches of OZ.

a)

Dear Evan Hansen

b)

King Kong

c)

Wicked

d)

Oklahoma!

23.

This is the story of a real life character.

a)

Annie

b)

Tootsie

c)

Avenue Q

d)

Hamilton

24.

Broadway is located in which city?

a)

Lynchburg, VA

b)

Fort Worth, TX

c)

Washington, DC

d)

New York, NY

25.

Which musical is based on Romeo & Juliet?

a)

Wicked

b)

Mean Girls the Musical

c)

West Side Story

d)

Come From Away