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Staging

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

Theatre in the round is...

a)

Where the stage is a circle

b)

Where the audience are led on a walk by the actors.

c)

Where the audience are all around the stage.

d)

Where the audience are on 2 sides of the stage.

2.

What is a proscenium arch?

a)

A large circular platform that revolves on a stage

b)

A frame that surrounds a stage space

c)

A piece of set used in a performance

d)

A large arch that the audience walks through to enter a theatre space

3.

Label the stage positions on the grid.

4.

What is a traverse stage

a)

Where the audience sit on three sides of the stage

b)

The audience sit at one end of the stage

c)

The performance is staged in a specific place that relates to the story.

d)

A long narrow stage with the audience on either side

5.

List 1 disadvantage of a Traverse stage.

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6.

List 1 disadvantage of theatre in the round.

4 lines
7.

What type of stage is this?

a)

Traverse

b)

Theatre in the round

c)

Thrust

d)

End on

8.

In theatre, the fourth wall is...

a)

An imaginary wall between the audience and performers.

b)

An item of scenery designed to look like a wall.

c)

The wall at the back of the stage which is used for projections.

d)

The curtain that is brought down to hide the stage during an interval.

9.

In theatre in the round, where is the best place to stand when delivering a speech?

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10.

Which type of staging has an apron as part of the stage?

a)

Thrust

b)

Traverse

c)

Theatre in the round

d)

Proscenium arch

11.

Which area of the stage might an actor stand to show they are upper class

a)

Upstage

b)

Centre stage

c)

Down stage