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Theatre Class Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The major divisions of a play or performance.

(a)  

2.

The right side of the stage from the perspective of an actor facing the audience.

(a)  

3.

The left side of the stage from the perspective of an actor facing the audience.

(a)  

4.

Center stage, downstage, stage left, stage right, and upstage are examples of what?

(a)  

5.

The book with the story that the actors read from to learn their parts. Also called "the text."

(a)  

6.

The height of an actor as determined by his or her body position (e.g., sitting, lying, standing, or elevated by an artificial means).

(a)  

7.

Practice sessions in which the actors and technicians prepare for public performance through repetition.

(a)  

8.

A signal, either verbal or physical, that indicates something else, such as a line of dialogue or an entrance, is to happen.

(a)  

9.

The stage area toward the audience.

(a)  

10.

The person who is responsible for the running of each performance. Not the director.

(a)  

11.

The time during a performance when there's a break. This is when the audience should leave to go to the bathroom.

(a)  

12.

The expected behavior and use of manners while in the theatre. Rules like no talking and no leaving while people are on stage.

(a)  

13.

The actors in a movie or in a play are referred to as the ...

(a)  

14.

The people who make a performance happen other than the actors. These are the people who build and run the show but whom the audience does not see.

(a)  

15.

The smaller divisions of a play based on changing locations. There are more than one of these in each Act.

(a)