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THEATRE TERMINOLOGY

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a "proscenium arch?"
a)
The way the door is shaped in a theatre.
b)
The part of the stage that creates an illusionary "picture frame" on the stage.
c)
The front of the stage.
d)
The back part of the stage.
2.
What are the wings on the stage?
a)
The space offstage both stage right and left.
b)
The pipes that are used to fly things on and off of the stage.
c)
The fly loft.
d)
Area furthest away from the audience.
3.
What is the large curtain or wall, sometimes concave, positioned at the back of the stage area. Typically used for lighting.
a)
Legs/Tormenters
b)
Traveler
c)
Scrim
d)
Cyclorama
4.

Where is upstage

a)

The front of the stage

b)

The back

c)

The middle

d)

None of the above

5.

Where is down stage

a)

The back

b)

The front

c)

Behind

d)

The middle

6.

Where in the theater does the audience sit?

a)

Backstage

b)

Booth

c)

Box office

d)

House

7.

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

8.
What area is 5 on the stage?
a)
Upstage Left
b)
Upstage Right
c)
Downstage Right
d)
Downstage Left
9.
What is the technical name for number 16 on the picture?
a)
Upstage
b)
Stage Front
c)
The Apron
d)
The Fly Loft
10.
What is the wide, short draperies that span the width of the stage.  They are used to mask lights and scenery that have been raised in the fly loft.
a)
Traveler
b)
Scrim
c)
Border/Teaser
d)
Scrim
11.
What is the large curtain or wall, sometimes concave, positioned at the back of the stage area. Typically used for lighting.
a)
Legs/Tormenters
b)
Traveler
c)
Scrim
d)
Cyclorama
12.

People who work behind the scenes are called what?

a)

Crew

b)

Cast

c)

Actors

d)

Characters

13.

What is the part of the stage between the audience and the front curtain?

a)

House

b)

Proscenium arch

c)

Center stage

d)

Apron

14.

Which lettered space on the diagram is Left Center?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

F

d)

I

15.

How are directions left and right determined on stage?

a)

As if you are in the audience

b)

As if you are in the booth

c)

As if you are in the wings

d)

As if you are the actor on stage facing the audience

16.

In theatres and cinemas the place where people buy tickets.

a)

orchestra pit

b)

box office

c)

opera glasses

d)

usher

17.

A kind of a platform in a theatre on which actors perform.

a)

stage

b)

stalls

c)

orchestra pit

d)

circle

18.

Which letter represents the Grid?

a)

H

b)

E

c)

Q

d)

A

19.

Which letter represents the Cyc?

a)

Q

b)

H

c)

E

d)

J

20.

Which letter represents a drop?

a)

N

b)

J

c)

E

d)

H

21.

Which letter represents a Teaser (Border Curtain)

a)

I

b)

D

c)

A

d)

E

22.

Which letter represents a Leg/Tormentor

a)

J

b)

L

c)

T

d)

A

23.

Which letter represents a Traveler?

a)

L

b)

O

c)

E

d)

H

24.

Which letter represents the Fire Curtain?

a)

Q

b)

E

c)

H

d)

K

25.

Which letter represents the Proscenium Arch?

a)

S

b)

N

c)

U

d)

W

26.

What does the director do?

a)

Acts onstage

b)

Manages backstage

c)

Directs the play

d)

Writes the play

27.

People who work behind the scenes are called what?

a)

Crew

b)

Cast

c)

Actors

d)

Characters

28.

The way that a character is portrayed is called what?

a)

Actor's choice

b)

Directing

c)

Improvization

d)

Characterization