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Stage Basics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ____________ are the offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area.
a)
wings
b)
apron
c)
thrust
d)
planes
2.

The _________ is where the audience sits.

a)

house

b)

wings

c)

colonnade

3.
Choose the correct stage direction 
#2
a)
Upstage right
b)
Center
c)
Left Center
4.
Choose the correct stage direction for #3.
a)
Upstage left
b)
Downstage right
c)
Upstage right
5.
Choose the correct stage direction for #4.
a)
Downstage left
b)
Downstage right
c)
Center
6.
Choose the correct stage direction for #6.
a)
Left Center
b)
Upstage Center
c)
Upstage Left
7.
Choose the correct stage direction for #7.
a)
Downstage Center
b)
Upstage center
c)
Upstage left
8.
Choose the correct stage direction for #8.
a)
Upstage center
b)
Upstage left
c)
Upstage right
9.
Choose the correct stage direction for #9.
a)
Downstage left
b)
Upstage left
c)
Left center
10.

What type of stage is this?

a)

Thrust

b)

Proscenium

c)

Traverse

d)

Arena

11.

What type of stage has the audience on THREE sides?

a)

Arena

b)

Thrust

c)

Flexible

d)

Proscenium

12.

When determining stage directions it is always from

a)

The actor's point of view

b)

The audience's point of view

13.

A ___________ is the written text that includes the lines and actions of the ensemble.

a)

Book

b)

Play

c)

Script

d)

Directions

14.

Where the actors move on stage....

a)

Blocking

b)

Dynamics

c)

Walking

d)

Actions

15.

What type of theater is pictured here?

a)

arena

b)

traverse

c)

proscenium

d)

thrust

16.

What type of stage is this?

a)

proscenium

b)

thrust

c)

traverse

d)

arena

17.

What type of stage is this?

a)

traverse

b)

arena

c)

proscenium

d)

thrust

18.

What a type of stage is this?

a)

thrust

b)

traverse

c)

arena

d)

proscenium

19.

What type of stage is this?

a)

proscenium

b)

thrust

c)

traverse

d)

arena

20.

Proscenium means portal or picture frame.

a)

True

b)

False