WorksheetsStage Conventions and Script Analysis
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 14mins
The Colosseum in Rome, a professional football stadium, and a boxing ring are examples of what type of performance space?
Thrust
Black Box
Arena
Proscenium
A stage where the audience sits on one side of the actors and there is usually an architectural frame defining the space.
Thrust
Black Box
Arena
Proscenium
A stage where the audience sits on three sides is called
Thrust
Black Box
Arena
Proscenium
“Stage left” and “stage right” is from the perspective of the
Actor
Audience
Lobby
Thrust
The part of the stage FARTHEST from the audience is called
Downstage
Upstage
Offstage
Onstage
“Pantomime” is defined as
A game where each actor pretends to be a passenger in a taxi.
A performance where all of the actors are perfectly still.
A game using a mat with colored circles.
A performance using body movement and expression without dialogue.
Pitch refers to
A sudden movement in an unexpected direction
The relative highness or lowness of the voice
The relative loudness or softness of the voice
How easy it is to hear an actor from offstage
Inflection refers to
When an actor kneels onstage
When an actor pauses in his speech
When an actor has a sore throat
When an actor uses variety of vocal pitch
The wants and desires of a character, for example Romeo and Juliet wanting to run away to be together in Romeo and Juliet, would be considered a(n):
External Trait
Obstacle
Objective
Internal Trait
When considering the dramatic structure of a play, the information that the audience needs to know to understand the world of the play is known as:
Exposition
Rising Action
Fallin Action
Resolution
The character who is the opposing force to the main character is the
Protagonist
Antagonist
Tritagonist
None of the above
The last rehearsals before a performance where all technical elements, including costumes and make-up, are added refer to
Strike
Dress Rehearsal
Blocking Rehearsal
Read-Through
