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WorksheetsTheatre Basic Terms
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A person who is on the stage saying words to other people is doing what?
Acting
Singing
Dancing
Sleeping
This is what a performer wears on stage that is not their own clothing. It's called a ...?
Bouquet
Belt
Hat
Costume
In order to get a part, you have to go through what?
A line
An audition
A drive-through
A rain storm
This is the thing actors and dancers walk, dance, tumble, sing and speak on. (HINT - the audience can see you from here!)
Platform
Plateau
Office
Stage
When person is speaking loudly, but they are not yelling at you, it's called...?
Cooking
Projecting
Singing
Answering
What is the best definition of an ENSEMBLE?
A single person who works alone
Two people who are talking to each other
Your parents watching the show
A group of people who work together
Finish this sentence: "A structure on the stage that helps to represent a place is called a...?"
Cast
Set
Play
Theatre
This is the person who in charge of the show.
Director
Stage Manager
Understudy
House Manager
This is the person who teaches dance moves to a group of people?
Director
Choreographer
Stage Manager
Technical Director
The person (or group of people) who writes the songs for a musical is called a....?
Orchestrator
Arranger
Composer
Lighting Designer
This is the person who "calls" the show and makes sure everything runs smoothly night after night.
Director
Stage Manager
Choreographer
Set Designer
This is a long speech made by one actor.
Commercial
Duet
Monologue
Pitch
This is unscripted acting that is made up as it goes along.
Improv
Scene
Theatre
Resume
A person who writes plays is know a..."
Wordsmith
Author
Producer
Playwright
An actor uses these to get around the stage when being told where to go.
Stage Productions
Stage Directions
Stage Actions
Stages
This is the term for all the movements on the stage
Blocking
Construction
Composition
Stage Picture
Broadway is located in...
California
Alaska
New York
Ohio
The area where the audience sit is also known as the...
Groundlings
Viewing Room
Compartment
House
These are the areas on the sides of the stage?
Wings
Feathers
Crow's Nest
Hobbit Hole
The 1st actor in the Western theatre tradition is known as
Zeus
Thespis
Hera
Athena
T or F
Many theatre terms we use originated in Ancient Greece.
True
False
A show where people rap, sing and dance is known as a musical.
True
False
At the heart of every good drama is what?
Noise
Conflict
Reason
Music
Every story has these three things - what are they?
Ending, middle, second middle
Beginning, thought, stalling
Middle of the action, pause, release
Beginning, middle, end
This is what an actor does so they can say their lines without looking at the words.
Memorize
Mesmerize
Measuring
Meme-er-ize
