WorksheetsBeginning Theatre Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 47mins
List the six basic principles of stage movement.
Which is the easiest pitch to project and the easiest for an audience to listen to?
low
medium
high
In what year did Alfred Hitchcock move to the United States?
1935
1945
1939
1950
What is another term for "open position"?
cheating out
cheating in
closed position
articulation
What is the difference in poor articulation and improper pronunciation?
List five rules for audience etiquette.
What is Mel Brooks' birth name?
Mel Brooks
Melvin Kaminsky
Melva Houston
Mellinium Falcon
What are the seven articulators?
How many Academy Awards has Meryl Streep won?
one
two
three
four
List the five parts of Freytag's pyramid in the CORRECT ORDER.
Where did Denzel Washington work as a counselor?
Summer Camp
Boys Club
Daymark
MAHS
What kind of stage do we have at MAHS
Arena
Thrust
Proscenium
What separates a good actor from a great actor?
Money
Fame
Emotion
Philanthropy
What city did Tennessee Williams move to in order to concentrate on writing?
Detroit, MI
New Orleans, LA
Mount Airy, NC
Nashville, TN
What state was Paul Newman born in?
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Ohio
Confusion
What are the four resonators?
What is a master gesture?
Which famous film in 2000 did Tom Hanks star in that had long periods of time with no dialogue?
Cast Away
Forrest Gump
The Polar Express
You've Got Mail
What causes poor articulation?
What does falling inflection indicate?
Questioning
Finality
Sarcasm
Doubt
What are the three warm up areas?
What was William Shakespeare's nickname?
Billyboy Wigglespeare
The Bard
The Bird
The Bart
What are five symptoms of stage fright?
List three things that stage business can communicate.
When in Freytag's pyramid does the audience usually sense the play's mood?
Exposition
Rising Action
Falling Action
Denouement
