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Drama Quiz: Roles in the Theatre, Stages and Genre

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word genre mean?

a)

Piece

b)

Performance

c)

Category/Type

d)

Style

2.

What are the two oldest genres of theatre?

a)

Comedy/Tragedy

b)

Comedy/Farce

c)

Tragedy/Farce

d)

No one is sure

3.

This style takes a comic look at current events/people while at the same time attempting to make a political or social statement, for example pointing out corruption.

a)

Comedy

b)

Farce

c)

Improvisation

d)

Satire

4.

This genre is told from a first-person perspective where the performers walk through their life.

a)

Autobiographical

b)

Biographical

c)

Historical

d)

Tragedy

5.

This genre has songs to help explain the story and move the ideas of the play along.

a)

Physical Theatre

b)

Fringe

c)

Site Specific

d)

Musical

6.

This genre in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers.

a)

Farce

b)

Comedy

c)

Improv

d)

Immersive

7.

______________ is a genre of theatrical performance that encompasses storytelling primarily through physical movement

a)

Improv

b)

Physical Theatre

c)

Tragedy

d)

Immersive

8.

This is the name given to the person who writes the play.

a)

Author

b)

Director

c)

Playwright

d)

Writer

9.

They are the ___________

a)

Actors

b)

Directors

c)

Technicians

d)

Performers

10.

This person is in charge of the artistic elements of a production. They often have the initial creative idea (‘concept’) for a production, will work with the actors in rehearsal, and will collaborate with designers and the technical team to realise this idea in performance.

a)

Producer

b)

Technician

c)

Director

d)

Actor

11.

This person oversees everything that happens backstage before, during and after a performance.

a)

Director

b)

Light Designer

c)

Stage Manager

d)

Crew

12.

This person is responsible for designing the lighting states and, if required, special lighting effects for a performance.

a)

Sound Designer

b)

Technician

c)

Designer

d)

Lighting Designer

13.

Identify the Thrust Stage.

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Identify which stage has a Proscenium Arch

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What do we call the front of the stage that is in front of the Proscenium Arch?

a)

Curtain Area

b)

Down Stage

c)

Apron

d)

Backstage

16.

What type of staging makes the audience move around?

a)

Site Specific

b)

Platform Staging

c)

Blackbox Staging

d)

Promenade

17.

Who is this?

a)

Agatha Christie

b)

Eugene Ionesco

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Tony Stark

18.

Which role in the theatre are you most interested in?

4 lines
19.

Which role in the theatre are you least interested in?

4 lines
20.

If you had a chance to play any character, who would you play?

4 lines