WorksheetsTheatre Knowledge Level Assesment
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who chooses the play, obtains a theatre space and finances the show?
Director
Business Manager
Producer
Technical Director
Who creates the artistic Vision for the show, casts the actors and directs rehearsals?
Director
Stage Manager
Producer
Lighting Designer
Who is in charge of all cast lists and rehearsal schedules? They also create the prompt Book and call the show.
Director
Stage Manager
Producer
Costume Designer
This person works with the director, and their vision, to build, buy, borrow or rent costumes for the production.
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Sound Designer
Props Designer
What is mixing?
Layering up more than one sound
Speeding music up
Altering volume
What is volume?
How many sound cues are used
How many instruments are used
How loud or quiet sound is
How might sound effects be used to convey that it is the middle of the night?
The sound of crickets chirping
The sound of crashing waves
The sound of children playing
What can stage lighting be used to establish?
Location/ setting
Time of day
Atmosphere
Symbolic meaning
All of the above
What colour might you use if a character is feeling sad?
Red
Yellow
Blue
Pink
When else might you use a blue wash?
When the setting is a cold place - as blue is a cold colour
When the setting is at nighttime - because it creates a sense of darkness
When the setting is underwater - because the sea is blue
All of the above
What colour might you use if a character feels angry?
Red
Orange
Yellow
Blue
If you wanted a dimly lit stage, what percentage would you put your lighting at?
90%
60%
30%
10%
What is a gobo?
A coloured gel
A stencil placed in front of a light source that creates a shape of light on the stage
A chewy sweet
All of the above
What kind of stage is this?
Arena
Proscenium
Flexible
Thrust
What type of stage is this?
Flexible
Thrust
Proscenium
Arena
The most common type of stage
Theatre in the Round
Proscenium
Thrust
Traverse
___________ shows when and where.
Setting
Character
Tableau
______________ is working together.
Setting
Emotion
Collaboration
How many sections make up a stage?
6
7
8
9
If you walk towards the audience, you are walking ________.
Upstage
Downstage
Stage Right
Stage Left
Q8: What is this Stage Position (Han Solo)?
Left Profile
1/4 Right
Full Front
3/4 Left
Q9: What is this Stage Position?
Full Back
Left Profile
Full Front
1/4 Right
What is blocking?
The act of planning actions and movements in a scene
The act of building a practice set out of blocks
The act of drawing squares on the stage
The act of standing in front of another actor
What does cheating out mean?
To dance
To stand profile
To turn Upstage
Opening yourself up to the audience
What type of stage has audience members seated on three sides?
Arena
Thrust
Proscenium
Greek
