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WorksheetsTheatre Arts 1
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
The wall area which frames the stage?
Proscenium
Apron
Front of house
Wings
The area of the stage extending beyond the proscenium?
House
Black box
Apron
Fourth wall
The entire theater beyond the front of the stage including the audience seating?
Wings
House
Apron
Proscenium
The areas of the theater open to the public such as the lobby and box office
Wings
Front of house
Apron
Backstage
The entire area behind or beyond the stage?
Backstage
Thrust Stage
Arena Stage
House
Offstage to the right and left of the acting area?
Backstage
Black box
Wings
Fourth Wall
A stage with a permanent framed opening through which the audience sees the play?
Fourth Wall
Theater in the round
Arena Stage
Proscenium Stage
The area of a play's action in which the audience sits surrounding the stage?
Arena Stage
Thrust Stage
House
Apron
A form of play presentation in which the stage is surrounding on all sides by the audience?
Breaking the fourth wall
Theater in the Round
Apron
Front of house
A stage that juts into the audience area?
Wings
Thrust Stage
Black box
Front of house
A simple indoor performance?
Front of house
Black box
Fourth Wall
Breaking the fourth wall
The invisible wall/line which separates the world of the audience from that of the actors?
Fourth Wall
House
Breaking the Fourth wall
Apron
When an actor interacts with the audience or recognizes their existence?
Arena Stage
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Fourth Wall
Wings
The specific point of attention on stage?
Focus
Open
Cheat out
Cross
When an actor faces the audeince full front?
Cross
Focus
Open
Blocking
Playing with your body angled toward the audience while conversing with others on stage?
Focus
Cheat Out
Cross
Sharing Stage
The assigned movement within a scene?
level
Blocking
Sharing Stage
Plane
An actors movement from one side of the stage to another?
Taking stage
Cross
Level
Plane
When two actors have equal focus?
Stealing Stage
Sharing Stage
Open
Giving Stage
When an actor distracts the audience attention away from those who should have focus?
Stealing Stage
Plane
Focus
Open
When and actor moves to an area, typically downstage, and gains focus?
Upstaging
Taking Stage
Plane
Level
Allowing and other actor to gain focus?
Giving Stage
Level
Up stage hand
Stealing Stage
When an actor moves upstage causing the other actor/s to turn their back towards the audience?
Upstaging
Plane
Level
Giving Stage
Is any area on stage where two or more actors stand in a horizontal line?
Open
Plane
Level
Focus
Is used in theater so that upstage action can be seen by the audience?
Cross
Cheat Out
Level
Plane
When gesturing on stage an actor should always use which hand?
Taking Stage
Up Stage Hand
Upstaging
Level
This monologue gives background info?
Plane
Expostional
Narrative
Level
A monologue which tells some sort of story, either past present, or future?
Plane
Narrative
Expostional
Giving Stage
Dialogue
Zero
Two
One
Four
Monologue
Four
One
Two
Three
A monologue spoken in first person from one character to another in order to achieve a specific goal?
Level
Climactic
Narrative
Expostional
The info given at the start of the Play?
Exposition
Insiting
Rising Action
Climax
The first problem or conflict which occurs and sets the play into motion is known as the?
Climax
Insiting
Denouement
Falling Action
The moment of most dramatic intensity in a play?
Rising Action
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
The events which occur after the most dramatic moment of the play but before the resolution?
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Plane
The events which happen before the peak dramatic moment of the play are known as?
Exposition
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
The unraveling of events of the play, the resolution?
Rising Action
Denouement
Falling Action
Climax
When an actor auditions using an unfamiliar script it is known as
Callbacks
Cold Read
Double Casting
Understudy
When an actor is cast as more than one role in a production it is known as?
Double Casting
Understudy
Monotone
Coldread
When an actor learns the role in case the lead performer gets ill?
Understudy
Double Casting
Coldread
Callbacks
The second and third rounds of auditions?
Cold Read
Callbacks
Understudy
Pitch
An unvaried speaking tone?
Monotone
Circumflex
Pitch
Rate
The combination of rising and falling inflection which expresses sarcasm?
Rate
Circumflex
Volume
Enunciate
The relative highness or lowness of the voice at any given time?
Pitch
Breath Control
Volume
Rate
Determines the carrying power and loudness of your voice?
Callbacks
Breath Control
Rate
Volume
The relative strength, force, or intensity with which sound is made?
Cold Read
Volume
Pitch
Rate
The speed at which one speaks?
Circumflex
Monotone
Enunciate
Rate
To utter or pronounce words in a particular manner?
Pitch
Enunciate
Climax
Falling Action
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical which incorporates what popular style of music?
Rock
Country
Pop
Latin
This type of musical incorporates music using only songs from a group or artist?
Greek
Juke Box Musical
Book Musical
Libretto
This type of musical is usually built around 6 main songs?
Rock
Libretto
Book Musical
Greek
The little book?
Vaudeville
Libretto
Oklahoma
Rock
Early Operas began as an attempt to recreate what type of theater?
Russian
Greek
French
Spanish
The Golden age of Musicals was from?
1970's
1940's to 1960's
1860's
1980's
What was the first "blockbuster" Broadway Show?
Verona
Oklahoma
Malibu
Cali
These performances include acts such as musicians, dancers, comedians etc?
Rock
Vaudeville
Oklahoma
Greek
