WorksheetsReader's Theater, Voice, Blocking, and Costumes
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
True or False: In reader's theater, memorization of the script is REQUIRED!
True or False: In reader's theater, it is important to read with expression!
True or false: In reader's theater, costumes and props may be used if desired, but are not a requirement.
Select the choices that contain an Articulator
Roof of the mouth
Teeth
Jaw
Shoulders
The primary articulator used when a person says the word " lovely" is the:
Teeth
Tongue
Lips
Jaw
What is Projection?
Yelling at your partner
Filling the space with sound
Talking to your partner
Singing
What is blocking?
to make a costume from scratch
the process of selecting characters
the director's planned movement for characters
What is it called when an actor moves from one point on the stage to another?
Crossing
Cheating
Motivation
Strike
True or False: Stage right is to the actors right.
True
False
True or false: Downstage is towards the audience.
True
False
What is it called when an actor positions their body towards the audience to ensure they can be seen and heard?
Crossing
Blocking
Fronting
Cheating
A drama exercise involving two performers facing one another, either side of an imaginary line, one person exactly duplicating the other person's movements is called (a) .
Good voice projection requires efficient working of the lungs and the (a) (an umbrella shaped muscle which helps push air out of the lungs).
Practicing tongue twisters like this one help us practice our __________ .
Pronunciation
Projection
Rejection
Inflection
Was Dave going home?
Was Dave going home?
Was Dave going home?
Was Dave going home?
Putting emphasis on different words in a sentence can change its ___________.
Rate
Meaning
Easiness to say
Pronunciation
True or False:
Costumes also encompass hair, makeup, and accessories, as well as things like armor.
True
False
Why are costumes important?
They can help the actor get into their role as that specific character.
The color and design of a costume can give an audience an idea of the mood and personality of a character.
A costume is a representation of the character.
All of these are reasons costumes are important.
Costumes definitely affect an actor’s performance – for better or worse. Which of the following is NOT a way to prevent a "wardrobe malfunction" (worse effect)?
Practice walking in heels if they are part of your costume.
Use necklaces/ bracelets/chains with magnetic clasps.
Wear flip-flops on stage.
Make sure hats are secured appropriately.
(a) occurs when vowel sounds are forced through the nasal cavity, resulting in a flat voice and twangy sound.
The relative highness or lowness of the voice is called (a) .
(a) is the vibrant tone when sound waves strike the chambers of the throat, head, nose and mouth.
(a) is the relative strength or intensity with which a sound is made.
(a) are movements of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
