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Theatre 2 Terms

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

rehearsal technique in which the play is run through very

quickly. Often only a line rehearsal.

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Speed-through

c)

Tempo

d)

Line reading

2.

the details of blocking. “busy work” kind of activity often not related to the lines

a)

Text analysis

b)

Intention

c)

Gibberish

d)

Stage business

3.

varying degrees of nervousness, fright, or panic at the idea of performing before an audience

a)

Imagination

b)

Obstacle

c)

Stage fright

d)

Transition

4.

the real meaning under the words of the script

a)

Subtext

b)

Groundplan

c)

Motivation

d)

Overacting

5.

what the character wants throughout the whole play

a)

Objective

b)

Action

c)

Super-objective

d)

Instinct

6.

speed of a scene or speech

a)

Improvisation

b)

Pace

c)

Mannerisms

d)

Tempo

7.

a systematic examination of all the elements of a script in order to understand and play your part

a)

Notes

b)

Text analysis

c)

Inner monologue

d)

Theme

8.

playwright’s statement- what he/she is trying to say through the play

a)

Intention

b)

Critique

c)

Theme

d)

Cheating

9.

play where the hero fails, he usually dies and you knew it would happen from the start

a)

Farce

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Drama

d)

Tragedy

10.

the moment of switching from one beat to another or from one scene to another

a)

Transition

b)

Pause

c)

Sides

d)

Observation

11.

categorizing actors by physical appearance, according to the type of roles they’re likely to play.

a)

Emotional Memory

b)

Type-cast

c)

Character

d)

Line rehearsal

12.

how loud or soft something is

a)

Projection

b)

Relaxation

c)

Volume

d)

Pitch