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WorksheetsTheatre Semester 1 Exam
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Who creates movement and dance to help tell a story?
Director
Choreographer
Designer
Stage Manager
Who oversees the creation of the production elements and manages the budget and overall production schedule?
Marketing Director
Fight Director
Production Manager
Box Office Manager
Who helps with all areas of the production, guides rehearsals, creates documentation, and oversees run of the show?
Stage Manager
Technical Director
Scenic Painter
Musical Director
Who analyzes the script and guides the entire production?
Composer/Lyricist
Director
Musical Director
Fight Director
Who takes care of all patron needs and oversees all front-of-house staff including concessions and ushers?
Company Manager
Marketing Director
Master Electrician
House Manager
Who creates a plan for the construction of the set designer’s vision; oversees scenic, electrics, prop, and sound?
Master Carpenter
Master Electrician
Technical Director
Stage Manager
Who writes the script for the play?
Playwright
Composer/Lyricist
Actor
Director
Who works with the house manager to assist patrons by guiding them to their seats and distributing programs?
Stage Manager
Usher
General Manager
Designer
Who prepares for and oversees the execution of the hanging and focusing of lighting instruments for the show?
Designer
Technical Director
Master Electrician
Prop Master
Who creates the characters and brings the story to life?
Actor
Playwright
Director
Composer/Lyricist
The Head carpenter in a set shop is called a __________ Carpenter.
Lead
Wizard
Tech
Master
Who oversees members of the company by handling payroll, contracts, and living or travel needs?
General Manager
Company Manager
Stage Manager
Box Office Manager
Who oversees all promotion of the shows and the theatre company?
Actor
House Manager
Marketing Director
Usher
A Fight Director creates all ___________ for a production.
Violence
Choreography
Blocking
Weapon Props
The three categories of theatre company roles include ______, ______, and ______.
Creative, Technical, Business
Artistic, Production, Business
Creative, Production, Marketing
Artistic, Technical, House
What is known as the group before the individual, a team that has each other’s backs completely?
A Crew
An Ensemble
Lead Cast
Understudies
What are the three keys to building a successful ensemble?
Say Yes, Be Safe, Take Turns
Listen, Look, Lead
Say Yes, Be Fair, Respect
Say Yes, Be Safe, Give Feedback
In acting, what are actions or words that are done without pre-planning, making it up as you go?
Improvisation
Freestyle
Winging It
Theatre
What is the art of writing, acting, and producing plays to tell a story called?
Skills
Creativity
Theatre
The Arts
What is it called when you make choices for others in improv?
Wimping
Endowing
Blocking
Cooperating
What is it called in improv when you don't go all in; giving surface level responses instead of strong offers?
Wimping
Endowing
Blocking
Cooperating
Making your voice clear (volume and diction) to be heard and understood, and keeping your body open to be seen.
Improv
Wimping
Projection
Blocking
A short narrative (story) that includes a specific relationship, setting, and conflict, often within a larger work.
Scene
Story
Improvisation
Theatre
Select ALL the things that are key scene foundations.
(more than one possible correct answer)
Who?
Should I?
What?
Where?
Which?
What is NOT an important element of improvisation?
Quick Thinking
Making Strong Offers
Accepting and Building on Offers
Memorizing all your Lines
The problem in the scene, often caused by conflicting objectives
Stakes
Tactics
Objectives
Conflict
What a character wants in the scene, what the character is fighting for
Stakes
Tactics
Objectives
Conflict
What the characters have to lose, what makes the scene more urgent or important for the characters.
Stakes
Tactics
Objectives
Conflict
The strategies someone uses to achieve an objective
Stakes
Tactics
Objectives
Conflict
What was a characteristic of ancient Greek theatre?
Raunchy, rowdy, loud
Outside in pageant wagons, centered on morality and mystery
Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre; better to be heard than seen
Large, Worshipful to the gods
What was a characteristic of ancient Roman theatre?
Raunchy, rowdy, loud
Outside in pageant wagons, centered on morality and mystery
Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre; better to be heard than seen
Large, Worshipful to the gods
What was a characteristic of theatre in the medieval times (Middle Ages)?
Raunchy, rowdy, loud
Outside in pageant wagons, centered on morality and mystery
Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre; better to be heard than seen
Large, Worshipful to the gods
What civilization or era was known for Shakespeare, the Globe Theater, and the idea that it was better to be heard than seen in theatre?
Roman
Medieval
Elizabethan
Greek
Select ALL the rules listed that ARE considered proper audience etiquette in theatre.
Do not talk during a performance
You must dress in formal wear for a theatre performance
Make sure all electronic devices are silenced
Arrive early so you can get to your seat without disrupting others
Only those seated in the balcony can slip out to go to the bathroom during the show
Which is NOT a rule of audience etiquette?
You can get up to go to the bathroom as long as you raise your hand to ask
Keep your feet off of the seat in front of you
Make sure all electronic devices are silenced
Applaud after each musical number
Which is NOT a rule of audience etiquette?
In a live performance, stay during bows. Do not leave early.
Keep your feet off of the seat in front of you
Do not take photos or videos of the production
Go backstage after the performance to congratulate the actors
What was the name of the musical that Mrs. Bynum showed you in class this semester?
Hamilton
Dear Evan Hansen
Come From Away
Wicked
What was the musical about that Mrs. Bynum showed you in class this semester?
The Hawaiian residents that survived Pearl Harbor Day
The airplane passengers on 9/11 that were re-routed to Gander, Newfoundland
The British soldiers that surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown
The Founding Fathers and their impact on the United States
Select ALL items that you were asked about in your first semester performance critique.
The marketing for the show
Characters in the show
Set/scenery in the show
Lighting/Sound in the show
Costumes in the show
What are some good strategies for practicing good diction?
(there may be more than one correct answer)
Tongue Twisters
Jaw exercises
Pantomime
Move-It Monday
