Worksheets8th Grade Drama Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Small movements on stage that help establish what a character is doing. Not requiring an actor to move from place to place
Acting
Business
Ad lib
Dramatization
An actor developing a character needs to develop ____for that character
an accent
a backstory
a dream board
an observation
The reason a person responds or behaves in a certain way is a person's ____
characterization
motivation
observation
proclamation
business
The term playwrights, actors, and directors use to signal the beginning of a play
Let's go
Freeze
curtain call
curtain up
What should an actor use to make the audience believe that what is happening on stage is real?
The magic if
suspense
theatre games
suspense belief
What person or group of people chooses the play, hires the director, and gets funding for the show?
Director
Publicity
Marketing Manager
Stage crew
Producer
What person or group of people move scenery and set pieces during a show?
Stage Manager
Stage Crew
Director
Producer
Set Designer
What person or group of people are in charge backstage during a show?
Producer
Stage Crew
Stage Manager
Director
What person or group of people are in charge of choosing the music for scenes and scene changes?
Lighting Designer
Director
Stage Manager
Sound Designer
Costume Designer
What person or group of people are in charge of working with the blocking, running rehearsals, and casting?
Director
Stage Manager
Producer
Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Konstantin's Ten Commandments of Theatre: “An actor should always respect the ___________ of theatre.”
Acting process
History
Circle of Attention
Magic If
Research
Konstantin's Ten Commandments of Theatre: “An actor should always honor the _____ ____ of other actors.”
Acting Process
Backstory
Circle of Attention
Magic If
History
What must you establish in class so you are willing to take risks?
Backstory
Magic If
Trust
Cooperation
What will good actors do in real life to help him/her develop a character?
Observe others
Answer questions
The magic if
Create monologues
When an actor _______ they add in lines that aren't in the original script.
practices
ad libs
introvises
does business
When you turn your body so the audience can see you better, we say that you are ...
concentrating in the circle of attention
honoring the acting process of others
cheating out
breaking character
A long speech given by one person revealing personal thoughts and feelings is called a ...
Monologue
Dialogue
Speech
Act
Scene
Use the picture: What part of the stage is D?
Downstage
Upstage
Stage left
Stage right
Dialogue, sounds, movements etc. that signal someone to respond is called a
Monologue
Dialogue
Que
Cue
When you stop being your character and act like yourself on stage, you are
Cheating out
Monologuing
Suspended Belief
Breaking Character
Use the picture: Where is the white character located?
Downstage left
Downstage right
Upstage right
Upstage right
Written information to give the actors instructions on what to do when they say certain lines
Sound Directions
Stage Directions
Emotional Direction
Director's Notes
Use the image: Which character/s is located upstage?
Blue
Red
White
Use the picture: The black character is located...
Center right
Center left
Upstage right
Upstage left
Upstage center
The writing or performing of plays as well as the formal study of the art form
Theatre
Dramatization
Playing
Acting
Not talking, not unwrapping little candies, and staying in your seat are all examples of...
Good audience etiquette
Bad audience etiquette
Audience Respectfulness
Director's Rules
The clear shaping a molding of sounds into syllables
Ad Lib
Business
Articulation
Projection
Use the picture: Identify downstage and stage right
B and D
A and D
A and C
B and C
The way an actor approaches a portion of dialogue using emotion and voice
Monologue
Dialogue
Line Reading
Ad lib
When a director selects actors to play specific roles in a production
Auditioning
Casting
Acting
Selecting
A break in the actions where the time or place is changed. Usually marked by a blackout
Act 1 and 2
Intermission
Scene Change
Scene 1 and 2
When an actor adds in lines that aren't in the script
Ad lib
Inpromization
Inprov
Adlim
According to the 10 Commandments of the Theatre
Research your character weekly
Memorize all lines
Always listen on stage
Maintain good health
Read your script daily
