Worksheets2022 Theater Final
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 33mins
This is where the players/actors perform or act; usually a raised platform. (a)
Name the part of the stage through which the audience views the play, like a picture frame. (a)
Where can people that want to see a play purchase tickets?
(a)
The (a) are the people that watch and listen to a play.
Away from the audience= (a)
Closer to the audience= (b)
Which of the following are places in a theater building?
balcony
mezzanine
lobby
box office
performance
At this play, my seat is in the top section that looks over the bottom section. What is this seating area called?
mezzanine
lobby
box office
stage
The woman is sitting in the front ____ of seats.
balcony
row
lobby
box office
The woman with blonde hair is sitting in the ______ section of the theater.
balcony
first floor
lobby
performance
During intermission of a play, you can do these 3 things...(choose 3):
go to the bathroom
get a snack or a drink
talk to people around you
leave the theater
In a book, the sections are called chapters. In a play, the sections are called _______.
play
act
performance
comedy
Which type of play is funny?
drama
comedy
tragedy
history
Tragedy plays have a _____ ending.
good
happy
sad
song
During the Greek times, plays were performed in theaters built on__________________.
hillsides
homes
government buildings
giant court yards
During Greek times, all actors wore
heavy makeup
sandels
short robes
masks
People have been acting out stories since _______ times. (a long time ago)
ancient
Medieval
history
timeline
We know that the ancient Greeks had plays because they ________ them. In fact, we can read the same plays today!
(wrote them)
ancient
recorded
Medieval times
vaudeville
Who was the patron god of theater?
Bacchus/Dionysus
Apollo
Pluto/Hades
Mercurius/Hermes
Roman plays used masks sometimes.
True
False
What is the name of this building?
Circus
Colosseum
Theatre
Greeks did not influence Roman plays or festivals.
True
False
What shape are Roman theatres?
round
square
semi-circle
triangle
what was an advantage of wearing a mask
it kept you warm
it hid your beard
it allowed an actor to play more than one part
it made an actor look more handsome
What time period was the Medieval Ages?
1400 BC - 400 AD
400 BC - 400 AD
400 AD - 1200 AD
1400 BC - 1400 AD
The fall of what empire started the Middle Ages?
Roman
Greek
Egyptian
Chinese
What did the Guilds build for the church people to perform on?
Large Stages
Pageant Wagons
Courts
Amphitheaters
Tropes (small plays) told stories from what book?
The Bible
scripts
Ancient Greek plays
Play book
What is a trope?
a little play about something from the Bible that also had music or chanting
Sequence of tropes that make many small plays of many parts of the Bible
Used to show a play throughout the whole city because they had to be outside
Why was theatre outlawed for a time during the Medieval time period?
The leaders of the church thought it was evil
It was dangerous
There were too many plays to perform
It was not well liked
In what institution/place was theater reborn during the Medieval Period?
the city
the church
the outside theaters
the government
The first tropes performed by the priests enacted Jesus' __________ from the Tomb at Easter.
creation
resurrection
happiness
family
Everyman is an example of a ________ play because it teaches about life and death, good and evil.
Miracle
Morality
Mystery
Comedy
Where in the theater does the audience sit?
Backstage
Booth
Box office
House
Offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area.
Wings
Apron
Fourth Wall
Arena Stage
The entire area behind the stage, including the dressing rooms
Backstage
Blocking
Cross
Exit
Leaving the stage
Exit
Enter
Green Room
Orchestra
Coming from offstage to onstage
Enter
Green Room
Orchestra
Off Stage
What do we call the author of a play?
Conductor
Director
Maestro
Playwright
What huge parties celebrated Dionysus, and eventually started the idea of theater?
ancient times
festival
vaudeville
theater
Heavy material often hanging over the stage. It is used to keep the audience from seeing parts of the stage.
stage
curtains
wings
orchestra pit
A type of play where there is music and dance to help tell the story.
comedy
drama
musical
play
In the _______________, or the house, you can find seats for the audience, the balcony, the mezzanine, the rows, and the aisles.
front of house
stage
auditorium
proscenium
The lines, or the words, that the actor speaks in a play is the...
stage directions
dialogue
cast of characters
stage
The instructions for the actors that tell them what to do or how to say their lines are the...
dialogue
cast of characters
stage directions
costume designer
Which of the following is the leader, or boss, of the play?
actor
actress
director
costume designer
A _____ is a live theater performance.
balcony
box office
play
performance
What city is the most well-known for the number of theaters and plays there?
Hollywood, CA
Austin, TX
Broadway, NYC
Hartford, CT
The conversation between two or more characters onstage:
All articles, except costumes or scenery, used as part of a dramatic production (e.g., pan, suitcase, stuffed animal):
A written manuscript containing dialogue and stage directions:
