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Drama Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The document that tells the actors what to say and do in a play is called the:

a)

protagonist

b)

stage left

c)

playscript

d)

rehearsal

2.

The lines that characters say to each other are the:

a)

dialogue

b)

cast

c)

monologue

d)

stage direction

3.

Practicing a scene is called:

a)

dialogue

b)

rehearsal

c)

stage directions

d)

stage right

4.

True or false: The director of a play is the person who writes the play.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Stage directions ________.

a)

tell the actors what to do and where to go.

b)

are the parts of the stage.

c)

are the time set aside to practice the play.

d)

tell the audience when to laugh.

6.

Westside Story is similar to the story of Romeo and Juliet, but it is in New York in the 1950s. New York in the 1950s is the _________ of the play.

a)

script

b)

dialogue

c)

setting

d)

casting

7.

The _______ of the play refers to all the actors who are playing characters in the play.

a)

casting call

b)

cast

c)

stagehands

d)

stage right

8.

The part of the stage that is closest to the audience is:

a)

upstage

b)

downstage

c)

center stage

d)

final stage

9.

The part of the stage that is furthest from the audience is:

a)

upstage

b)

downstage

c)

center stage

d)

stage fright

10.

Plays are usually divided up into:

a)

acts and actors

b)

acts and scenes

c)

chapters

d)

units

11.

sad

a)
b)
12.

happy

a)
b)
13.

upset

a)
b)
14.

excited

a)
b)
15.

afraid

a)
b)
16.

brave

a)
b)
17.

amused

a)
b)
18.

angry

a)
b)
19.

furious

a)
b)
20.

ashamed

a)
b)