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WorksheetsDrama Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
THE FINAL PHASE OF REHEARSALS BEFORE AN OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE. RUN WITH ALL TECHNICAL ELEMENTS IN PLACE.
DRESS REHEARSAL
LIBRETTO
OPENING SHOW
SMALL ACTION ON STAGE.
BLOCKING
STAGE BUSINESS
CHEATING
TO CREATE LINES OR ACTIONS SPONTANEOUSLY WHEN NECESSARY. [IN OTHER WORDS TO MAKE UP SOMETHING TO KEEP THE SCENE/DIALOGUE GOING.]
CLEAR
ADLIB
COUNTER
THE PART OF THE STAGE PROJECTING PAST THE CURTAIN LINE INTO THE AUDITORIUM.
BORDER LIGHTS
APRON
CHOREOGRAPHER
THE SCRIPT IN A MUSICAL OR PLAY.
BRACE
LIBRETTO
ASBESTOS
THE FIREPROOF CURTAIN CLOSING OFF THE STAGE FROM THE AUDITORIUM/AUDIENCE.
BACKDROP
ASBESTOS
CHOREOGRAPHER
MOVING FROM BEHIND SOMEONE SO ONE PERSON WILL NOT BE BLOCKED BY ANOTHER.
CHEATING
COUNTER
BOX OFFICE
A LARGE PAINTED CLOTH USED AS A BACKGROUND SO SET THE LOCATION FOR A SHOW OR SCENE.
BACKDROP
BOX SET
BATTEN
TO REMOVE FURNITURE PROPS OR PEOPLE FROM THE STAGE.
BRACE
CLEAR
CAST
A LONG PIECE OF WOOD OR PIPE THAT HANGS SCENERY, LIGHTS, CURTAINS AND BACKDROPS ABOVE THE STAGE.
BATTEN
LIBRETTO
FIRE CURTAIN
DANCE DIRECTOR WHO CREATES MOVEMENTS TO MUSICAL NUMBERS
LIBRETTO
CHOREOGRAPHER
CAST
PRETENDING TO LOOK AT SOMEONE WHILE REALLY KEEPING ONE'S FACE TOWARDS THE AUDIENCE.
CHEATING
BRACE
LIBRETTO
SETTING THE MOVEMENT FOR A PLAY OR SCENE [A PERFORMER'S PHYSICAL ACTIONS]
COUNTER
BLOCKING
BORDER LIGHTS
ACTORS OR ACTRESSES IN A PLAY OR MUSICAL.
CHOREOGRAPHER
CAST
ADLIB
THE LARGE AREA OF THE THEATER SPACE WHERE YOU LOAD IN AND OUT SET PIECES
BATTEN
CARGO BAY
MASKING
A SMALL REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THE STAGE IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE DURING A SPECIFIC SCENE IN A PLAY OR MUSICAL.
BOX OFFICE
BOX SET
ACT CURTAIN
THE LOCATION WHERE THE TICKETS ARE SOLD
ASBESTOS
BOX OFFICE
CLEAR
A SPACE WHERE COSTUMES CAN BE BUILT, MAINTAINED AND STORED.
DRESSING ROOM
BOX OFFICE
COSTUME ROOM
THE AREA NOT VISIBLE TO THE AUDIENCE.
BACKSTAGE
BACK SET
SET ALLEY
THE AREA BESIDE/ABOVE THE STAGE WHERE LIGHTS, BACKDROPS AND SCENERY MAY BE FLOWN OR SUSPENDED WITH ROPES.
FLIGHT SYSTEM
CARGO BAY
FLY RAIL SYSTEM
Area where nonstage related concerns occur such as ticket sales, seating, concessions, auditorium maintenance, and opening or closing the theater.
BACKSTAGE
FRONT OF HOUSE
BOX OFFICE
Areas where actors put on makeup and change into and store their costumes.
COSTUME ROOM
PRE-SHOW ROOM
MAKE-UP ROOM
DRESSING ROOM
Someone who learns a role for the purpose of performing in the absence of the actor cast in the role.
SWING
UNDERSTUDY
2ND LEAD
