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Stage Directions and Body Positions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many sections make up a stage?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

2.

If you walk towards the audience, you are walking ________.

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Stage Right

d)

Stage Left

3.

If you are walking away from the audience, you are walking _________________.

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Stage Right

d)

Stage Left

4.

The direction of stage left and right is determined by whose perspective?

a)

Audience

b)

Director

c)

Actor

d)

Parent

5.

This raked stage illustrates the origins of what theatre blocking terms?

a)

Stage Left, Stage Right

b)

Backstage

c)

Enter, Exit, Cross/Move

d)

Upstage, Downstage

6.

Q1: What is this Stage Position?

a)

Profile

b)

Full Back

c)

Full Front

d)

3/4 Left

7.

Q2: What is this Stage Position (Girl in front)?

a)

Profile Left

b)

Profile Right

c)

Full Front

d)

3/4 Left

8.

Q3: What is this Stage Position?

a)

Left Profile

b)

1/4 Right

c)

Full Front

d)

3/4 Left

9.

Q4: What is this Stage Position (Princess Leia)?

a)

Right Profile

b)

Full Back

c)

Left Profile

d)

1/4 Left

10.

Q5: What is this Stage Position (Luke & Leia)?

a)

Profile

b)

Full Back

c)

Full Front

d)

3/4 Left

11.

Q6: What is this Stage Position?

a)

Left Profile

b)

Full Back

c)

1/4 Right

d)

3/4 Right

12.

Q7: What is this Stage Position?

a)

3/4 Left

b)

1/4 Right

c)

Left Profile

d)

Full Front

13.

Q8: What is this Stage Position (Han Solo)?

a)

Left Profile

b)

1/4 Right

c)

Full Front

d)

3/4 Left

14.

Q9: What is this Stage Position (Luke Skywalker)?

a)

Profile Left

b)

Profile Right

c)

Full Front

d)

3/4 Left

15.

Q9: What is this Stage Position?

a)

Full Back

b)

Left Profile

c)

Full Front

d)

1/4 Right

16.

What is blocking?

a)

The act of planning actions and movements in a scene

b)

The act of building a practice set out of blocks

c)

The act of drawing squares on the stage

d)

The act of standing in front of another actor

17.

What does cheating out mean?

a)

To dance

b)

To stand profile

c)

To turn Upstage

d)

Opening yourself up to the audience

18.

What type of stage has audience members seated on three sides?

a)

Arena

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

d)

Greek

19.

What type of stage has audience members seated on all sides?

a)

Arena

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

d)

Greek

20.

"Picture Frame"

a)

Arena

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

d)

Greek