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Worksheets9 Weeks Exam Study Guide
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Any place where a performance takes place
Orchestra
Theatre
Box Office
Lobby
A show that takes place in a specially designated theatre on or very near the street of the same name in New York is called
Community Theatre
Summer Stock Theatre
Regional Theatres
Broadway Show
Theatres that are smaller than a Broadway theatre are called
Off-Broadway Theatres
Black Box Theatres
Amphitheatres
Proscenium Stages
Professional theatre companies located in cities across the United States are called
Summer Stock Theatres
Regional Theatres
Community Theatres
Professional, early professional, and student actors gather to put on classic plays for local and tourist audiences during the summer months in what is called
Summer Stock Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park
Theatre-in-the-round
Theatre under the stars
Theatres in which most or all of the participants are not paid are known as
Summer Stock Theatres
Regional Theatres
Broadway Theatres
Community Theatres
The audience is separated from the stage at the front of the room by a large arch in what is called a
Picture frame stage
Amphitheatre
Proscenium Stage
Black Box Theatre
A space in which there is no built in stage or seating area is called a
Black Box Theatre
Theatre-in-the-round
Flexible Stage
Alley Stage
A theatre built outdoors with a semicircular seating section raised up to look down onto the stage is called
an Alley Stage
a Coliseum
an Amphitheatre
a Black Box Theatre
A theatre where the audience is seated on all sides of the stage is called
Thrust Stage
Theatre-in-the-round
Alley Stage
Proscenium Stage
A theatre in which the stage extends beyond the proscenium and into the audience is called a(n)
Alley Stage
Proscenium Stage
Amphitheatre
Thrust Stage
When the audience is seated on two opposite sides of the stage, the theatre is called a(n)
Alley Stage
Thrust Stage
Proscenium Stage
Amphitheatre
The sign outside of the theatre which shows what is happening on stage is called a
Marquee
Billboard
Ticket
Mural
The location where people buy tickets or pick up tickets they have paid for in advance is called the
Marquee
Concession Stand
Lobby
Box Office
A paper receipt that proves you have paid your admission to a play, a movie, the zoo, a museum, a theme park, or some other event is called a
Bill
Sticky Note
Ticket
Check
Tickets are sold for any available seats when a show uses
General Seating
Reserved Seating
Tickets are sold for specific, assigned seats when a show uses
General Seating
Reserved Seating
The special window in the box office for people to pick up tickets they have ordered over the phone or internet is called
The Comp Window
The Ticket Desk
Will Call
The Phone Booth
A large gathering area where people can meet their friends, stand, and visit with each other, find the restrooms, and buy drinks, snacks, and souvenirs
Concession Stand
Box Office
Auditorium
Lobby
The person in charge of getting everyone in the door and settled into the theatre
Ushers
House Manager
Stage Manager
Producer
The people who greet you at the door to the auditorium and escort you to your seat are the
Ushers
Doormen
Ticket Takers
Nice People
The seating area in the theatre (also known as the "house")
Classroom
Auditorium
Cafeteria
Stadium
The passageway between or alongside the seats in the auditorium
Row
Column
Sidewalk
Aisle
The main floor of the seating area
Balcony
Mezzanine
Orchestra
Dress Circle
Which of the following is NOT one of the upper levels of the seating area
Orchestra
Mezzanine
Balcony
Upper Circle
Dress Circle
Fancy seating areas for small groups set aside in private balconies facing toward the audience and the stage
Party Boxes
Rich People Seats
Showoff Seats
Box Seats
The area in front of the orchestra-level seating where the orchestra or band plays live music to accompany the performance
Band Stand
Orchestra Platform
Orchestra Pit
Band Pit
The person who writes the plays
Playwrite
Playwright
Author
Play Designer
The person who writes the music for a musical
Musicalwright
Musicwright
Composer
Musician
The person who writes the lyrics to go with the composer's music
Lyricist
Lyric Whisperer
Music Wordcrafter
Lyric Designer
The words to a song
Poetry
Lyrics
Song Words
Singing Words
The person in charge in the theatre
Director
Stage Manager
Production Manager
Production Assistant
The person who coordinates all of the musical aspects of a musical
Musical Designer
Musical Coordinator
Musical King/Queen
Musical Supervisor
The person who sets the pace of the songs and keeps the orchestra and the singers all performing together
Conductor
Pacemaker
Tempo Keeper
Band Director
The person in charge of the dancing in a play
Dance Captain
Dancing Queen/King
Dance Designer
Choreographer
The set steps of a dance
Choreography
TikTok
Dance Script
Dance Chart
The person responsible for any fighting which happens on stage
Fight Club President
Choreographer
Street Expert
Fight Director
A time for the actors involved in any stage combat to run through the fight choreography before the house opens
Fight Club
Fight Call
Fight Rehearsal
Combat Rehearsal
The person who creates the world of the play
Set Designer
World Maker
Prop Master
Set Director
A small, 3-dimensional representation of the set designer's design
Dollhouse
Set Model
Mini Stage
Micro Set
Any object that is held, manipulated, or carried by a performer during a theatrical performance
Toy
Cane
Costume
Prop
The golden rule about props
If it is not your prop, don't touch it.
Make sure the props are in their spot on the prop table.
If you see a prop that an actor needs, give it to them.
Make sure an actor's prop is functioning correctly before they go onstage with it.
The person responsible for every prop on a prop list for a show
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Prop Master
Prop Crew
The person who makes sure that the audience can hear all of the sounds that are needed for a show
Sound Designer
Sound Manager
Sound Guy
Sound Dude
The people who figure out how to create sounds manually are referred to as
Sound Wizards
Sound Masters
Sound Makers
Foley Artists
The person who executes the plan of the sound designer
Sound Operator
Sound Guy
Sound Master
Sound Crew
The person who plans the lighting for the show
Light Bringer
Lighting Designer
Lighting Guy
Lighting Dude
The devices that project the light
Lighting instruments
Lights
Projector
Lamps
The proper term for a light bulb in the lighting instrument
Lamp
Light Bulb
Bulb
Light Orb
A film color filter that is placed at the front of a lighting instrument for light to pass through
Blanket
Swatch
Color Film
Gel
A thin metal plate with patterns cut into it that is attached to a lighting instrument to create patterns of projected light
Gobo
Stencil
Shadow Maker
Shadow Art
All of the lighting instruments on stage are controlled through a
Light Switch
Lighting Board
Circuit Board
Breaker Panel
The lights used to brighten the auditorium for the safety of the audience
Audience Lights
Chandeliers
Cafeteria Lights
House Lights
Includes lights that either flood an area of the stage with light or illuminate very specific areas on the stage
Traditional Stage Lights
Torches
Modern Lights
Greek Lights
Lighting instruments with internal motors that can be programmed to move the light beam around the stage
Intelligent Lights
Motor Lights
Computerized Lights
Moving Lights
Lighting instruments controlled by an operator who controls the light and aims it at a specific actor
Follow Spots
Actor Lights
Movable Lights
Portable Lights
The person who decides what the actors wear and do not wear on stage
Fashion Expert
Costume Designer
Costume Expert
Wardrobe Master
A change of costumes and/or hair and/or makeup which must happen in only a few seconds
Quick Change
Magic Change
Fast Change
Speed Change
The person who decides how each actor and actress will wear his or her hair for a performance
Hair and Wig Designer
Hair and Wig Master
Stage Manager
Director
The person who decides what each character's makeup will look like
Makeup Master
Makeup Designer
Stage Manager
Makeup Manager
