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WorksheetsTheatre Vocabulary
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Choose the BEST option. A monologue can be defined as:
words spoken by the actor to the audience
solo dramatic performance showing actor's range
solo dramatic performance showing an actor's emotional range
the act of speaking alone
What is a soliloquy?
the act of speaking alone or to oneself
a dramatic performance by actors
a performance done by actors who have an emotional range
Define the term " Aside"
is an expression used by a person who wants a person to stand aside them
Words spoken by the actor to the audience, to convey a character's thoughts or other information, while in the presence of other characters, who do not hear what was said.
A solo dramatic performance that shows an actor’s emotional range
What is a "fly"
(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.
an opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.
to raise, lower, or hoist scenery to or from the flies onto the stage.
What is a ground plan?
A scaled drawing of a scene
a scaled drawing of the ground
A scaled drawing/ a drawn picture of a set, seen from a birds- eye view
The Director told the actor " Stop leaking on stage!" What does this mean?
The actor was drinking water and it kept spilling on stage during blocking rehearsal
The actor had to pretend he was in love with a character and was drooling
When an actor breaks character
What is a tableau
it's like playing the game red light, green light, 1, 2, 3 you have to freeze!
everyone must stop what they are doing
a frozen image on stage
The teacher asked the students to create a soundscape. She calls in you to explain what it means.
sounds that form a collection of patterns
a collection of noise
A collection of sounds to create a dramatic environment eg. sounds you hear in the city
What is a cyclorama
a designated area for cycling
A curved white wall/cloth hung at the back of the stage, that can be lit and images projected on it to create a background
Any white wall that you can hang props
Pre-set means:
When the stage hands strike the set
Lights and props setup in advance for a performance.
When the backstage crew begin to load-in the set
You were asked to use the flash back technique for a scene. Explain what it means.
events that will take place in the future. The purpose is to help the character make a better choice.
An indication
beforehand, through dialogue or other means that some later dramatic action
will occur. (something is about to happen.)
to go back in time to the past/ a previous event.
Define foreshadowing:
in a nonlinear plot, to go back in time to the past/ a previous event. (It is used to recount events that happened before).
An indication beforehand, through dialogue or other means that some later dramatic action will occur
Shows the events that will take place in the future. The purpose is to help the character make a better choice
A students asked you to help her expalin what the flash forward technique is
Shows the events that will take place in the future. The purpose is to help the character make a better choice
in a nonlinear plot, to go back in time to a previous event
To move ahead in blocking without the director's direction
A brief pause (a few beats) in an actor’s delivery of a line to emphasize a moment or heighten anticipation is :
A beat
Dramatic pause
Monologue
When the audience knows more about what is going on in a scenes than a character in the story. (E.g they know that she is in love with an alien pretending to be a man). This is an example of
Situational irony
dramatic irony
Verbal irony
Breaking news! "A group of masked men robbed the St. Joseph Police station" This is an example of ?
Verbal irony
Situational irony
Dramatic Irony
The actor says something that’s the opposite to what
they mean e.g. A character stepping out into a hurricane and saying, “What nice weather we're having!”
Verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
A Scene is:
(a)
An act is:
(a)
Defne the term " genre"
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Write down the Dramatic structure of a play
(a)
A plot is:
(a)
A narrator is:
(a)
A director must have a concept for the play. Explain what is meant by the directors' "concept"
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What is a character:
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