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WorksheetsPlaywriting & Basics of Acting
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Check all that apply:
Drama is meant to be
performed live
performed for an audience
performed alone, no one watching
acted out, not just read
What can't you do with drama?
perform live
a radio show or a movie
a television show
read a book
What is not important to a theatre production?
Snack bar
Lights
Actors
Director
What is a script?
A person, animal, or creature that an actor pretends to be is called a
(a)
True or False: Actors use a script to learn their lines for a play.
True
False
True or False: Reading a script is just like reading a book out loud.
True
False
The formal name for the person who writes a script is
director
author
playwright
technician
A script should contain (mark all that apply)
Quotation marks " " so the actors know which words to say
Where to purchase costumes
Stage directions so the actors know what to do
Characters names in ALL CAPS
How much the tickets will cost
True or False: To be interesting to an audience, a conflict needs to be a physical fight between characters.
True
False
A conflict is
when one character wants something and another character is in the way
always a physical fight
is two characters agreeing to watching the same movie
a character finishing eating a bag of peanuts
Another way to state conflict in drama is dramatic tension. Dramatic tension can be between (check all that apply):
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Situation
The city vs. The beach
Character vs. Self
_______ and ________ qualities help an actor create his/her character.
Stage, directions
Costumes, technical
Vocal, physical
Costumes, vocal
True or False: When an actor uses facial and hand gestures, it helps create the character.
True
False
If an actor smiles to enhance his/her character, that is a ____gesture.
hand
facial
kind
weird
When an actor is rehearsing, he/she needs to follow the _____ provided by the playwright.
quotations
set descriptions
stage directions
lighting plot
It's easy to find the stage directions in a script. Just look for
( )
" "
@ @
# #
An actor, portraying a character cooking a meal, touches a stove and pulls his hand back. The audience will think
he needs medical attention
there is something on the set he doesn't like
he messed up and the play will end
he touched a hot surface
The lines actors speak help the audience know (mark all that apply)
what the conflict is
where the actors had dinner
all of these
what the story is about
who the characters are
The Time, Place, At Rise in a script helps the actor know
remember their lines
what scene it is so they can prepare
what the actor can do after the play
where to be when they are off stage
What is new to you about drama, theatre, and performing?
