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WorksheetsTheatre terms
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 22mins
What are stage directions?
Things the actors are supposed to say
The person who directs the play
Positions on the stage
Things the actors are supposed to do
What is acting done by one person called?
Duet
Monotone
Monologue
Solo Acting
What is a cast when referring to theatre?
The people who portray characters
The people who work behind the scenes
The thing you wear when you "break a leg"
A statue of a character
What does a stage manager do?
Directs the play
Manages backstage
Tells the characters what to do
Tells the characters what to say
The way that a character is portrayed is called what?
Actor's choice
Directing
Improvization
Characterization
People who work behind the scenes are called what?
Crew
Cast
Actors
Characters
What does the director do?
Acts onstage
Manages backstage
Directs the play
Writes the play
What does dialogue refer to?
What the actors should say
What the actors should do
What accent the actors should have
How the actors should move onstage
What is acting done by one person called?
Duet
Monotone
Monologue
Solo Acting
the audience area of any theatrical space
set
house
curtain call
places
This is the planned movement of an actor on stage:
Choreography
Blocking
Walking
Crossing
The reason a character does or says something
Blocking
Cheating Front
Staying Open
Motivation
This means to turn your body toward the audience (there are two correct answers.)
Cheat
Sight Lines
Stay Open
Blocking
What area of the stage is closest to the audience?
Downstage
Upstage
Stage Left
Center Stage
Which area of the stage is farthest from the audience?
Downstage
Stage RIght
Center Stage
Upstage
A script is a
the lyrics you sing in a song
written copy of dialogue that the actors will speak or perform
the choreography in a dance
If you want to know all of the entrance and exit cues for every actor in a performance, who would you ask?
the stage manager
the producer
the playwright
the understudy
This is the person develops the vision for a performance and works with performers to make that vision come alive onstage
the lead performer
the producer
the director
the swing
Keagan was excited to play the role of Jesus in a production of Godspell, but at the last minute, he fell down a flight of stairs and broke both his legs. On opening night, the role of Jesus was play by Tre, Keagan's _________.
BFF
director
understudy
cousin
When a director instructs performers on where/how to move and place themselves on stage, it's called ________
sitzprobe
cold reading
blocking
sets
Another word for the bows that happen at the end of a performance is ________
standing ovation
curtain call
cheating out
the fourth wall
Is it a good idea to "cheat out" when you're onstage? Why or why not?
Yes, it's good to cheat out because it makes it easier for the audience to see all the details of your costume.
Yes, it's good to cheat out because it ensures that the audience will be better able to see and hear you.
No, it's not good to cheat out because cheaters never win.
No, it's not good to cheat out because the audience will think you don't care about the other performers onstage.
An exceptional stage performance often results in...
a stage combat scene!
a sitzprobe!
a fourth wall!
a standing ovation!
The movements of the actors on the stage during the scene or play are called (a) .
