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WorksheetsSemester 2 Theatre Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
A high school theatre performance is generally considered...
Amateur Theatre
Community-based Theatre
A group of people gathered to hear or watch something
audience
actors
spectators
crowds
The text in a play that tells the actors what to say and do
stage directions
speech
script
letters
A conversation between two or more characters
monologue
dialogue
script
course
a long speech by one actor in a play or movie
monologue
dialogue
script
course
What is a script?
A book
The written form of a play or musical
A piece of paper
A cast list
What is a character?
The essence of who a person is; the person which an actor portrays
What a person does while offstage
An occupation held by a cast member
The director of a play
What is a setting?
The time and place of a story
How an actor plays their character
Where the props are placed
How the director acts
What is improvisation?
Acting with a script
Another word for song
A Director
Acting without a script
Stage Crew
The actors who are part of the cast
the members of the technical crew who supervise and operate the various technical aspects of the production during a performance
The people who clean the stage after the show
The people responsible for designing costumes for the characters
Ensemble
The main cast, including the lead actor
The supporting actors
The main cast, including the swing
a performance by a group of actors whose roles are of equal importance
The lead or main character is...
The Antagonist
The protagonist
The side roles
The ensemble
The character in conflict with the protagonist is...
The protagonist
The antagonist
The ensemble
The side roles
Principle cast
The main cast who conveys the primary storyline through their actions and dialogue
The people who learn the lines and movements of primary actors/actresses
Prepare for multiple different roles in the show and are ready to step into any of them at any time; typically an offstage role
Provides background and supporting performances for a play, singing or otherwise.
Understudy
The main cast who conveys the primary storyline through their actions and dialogue
The people who learn the lines and movements of primary actors/actresses
Prepare for multiple different roles in the show and are ready to step into any of them at any time; typically an offstage role
Provides background and supporting performances for a play, singing or otherwise.
Swing
The main cast who conveys the primary storyline through their actions and dialogue
The people who learn the lines and movements of primary actors/actresses
Prepare for multiple different roles in the show and are ready to step into any of them at any time; typically an offstage role
Provides background and supporting performances for a play, singing or otherwise.
Chorus
The main cast who conveys the primary storyline through their actions and dialogue
The people who learn the lines and movements of primary actors/actresses
Prepare for multiple different roles in the show and are ready to step into any of them at any time; typically an offstage role
Provides background and supporting performances for a play, singing or otherwise
The process of establishing moves to be made by the actors during the play, recorded by stage management in the script.
props
stage management
blocking
arena
the performer readjusts his or her body with an audience in mind.
blocking
audience view
apron
cheat out
Following a rehearsal (or an early performance in a run) the director will give notes to the cast and crew about where to make changes, improvements, cuts etc. What are these changes called?
blocking
notes
apron
stage picture
the lines spoken in a play.
monologue
dialogue
stage directions
proscenium
a section of lines from a scene during which only one person speaks.
dialogue
analog
monologue
prologue
A notification of a working session
call
voicemail
txt
session notice
Following an audition, the director may ask to see a short list of actors again. What is this called?
auditions
meeting
callback
voiceover
Process where the director or casting director of a production asks performers to show them what they can do.
auditions
callbacks
meeting
talent show
Any signal (spoken line, action or count) that indicates another action should follow
call
cue
meeting
pinpoint
In acting, saying or doing something that is not in keeping with the character one is portraying is called...
performing a monologue.
speaking dialogue.
cheating out.
breaking character
A group of people who work and perform together in equal roles is known as a(n):
troupe
ensemble
collective
crew
Who provides the artistic vision, coordinates the creative elements, casts roles, and stages the play?
Techie
Director
Costume Designer
Actor
What is a term that is synonymous with "actor"?
Joker
Clown
Thespian
Playwright
Who is a person who teaches and coaches the vocal elements of a musical production?
Dancer
Musical Director
Stage Manager
Actor
What type of stage is constructed so that the audience can sit on all sides and is also known as “theatre-in-the-round?”
Thrust Stage
Proscenium Stage
Arena Stage
Traverse Stage
Who is responsible for designing costumes that express characters personalities and align with the setting in a production?
Costume Designer
Fashionista
Makeup Designer
Dresser
What dramatic tool was used to make characters recognizable from a distance, amplify voice, enable all male actors to portray female & male characters, and most importantly allow actors to play multiple roles in the production?
Signs
Lighting
Microphones
Masks
Who is responsible for assisting the director and for keeping all rehearsals/performances organized, coordinated, and on schedule?
Sound Designer
Stage Manager
Dresser
Actor
Who writes the music for a musical?
Composer
Playwright
Actor
Director
The strength of speaking or singing whereby the voice is used loudly and clearly
Resonating
Vocal Projection
Pitching
Blocking
Who is responsible for the technical operations of a theater including lighting, sound, set design and construction, and coordinating necessary maintenance?
Technical Director
Costume Designer
Playwright
Composer
The style of enunciation in speaking or singing to ensure one is understood
Tone
Diction
Pitch
Mood
Who is responsible for selecting and editing music and sound cues to meet the artistic and practical needs of the production?
Your Cousin
Dionysus
Sound Designer
Makeup Designer
Who writes plays formatted with dialogue and stage directions?
Director
Actor
Playwright
Techie
Who is responsible for designing and building set pieces that meet the artistic and practical needs of the production?
Props Master
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Sound Designer
What acting technique requires you to tell a story non-verbally through facial expression and bodily movement only?
Pantomime
Dancing
Mumbling
Mask Work
What do actors generally prepare and perform during an audition (that's also known as a long speech by one character)?
Pantomime
Mumbling
Monologue
Joking
Found in the formatting of a play, what is generally found italicized and in parenthesis to give guidance to the actors (usually regarding movement or tone)?
Stage areas
Stage directions
Dialogue
Setting
What is a run through?
The process of analyzing the script as an aid to character development
The process of marking the script with notes on blocking and delivery
The process of rehearsing without interruption
The process of setting up props really fast
What is improvisation?
an impromptu scene where the actors make up the dialogue and action on the spot
having a part memorized so that a script is no longer needed
telling a story or presenting an idea through bodily movement and expression rather than words
What is the fourth wall?
the stage area farthest from the audience
the area above the stage where scenery, drops, and lights are hung when not in use
the imaginary wall through which the audience views the play
Stage areas indicate
where props are on stage
where actors are on stage
where directors should be
where stage directions should be
the process by which the writer reveals a character's personality and appearance
blocking
crossing
characterization
stage directions
Check ALL that apply. Theatre is...
a person or person (actors) imitating the actions and words of others (the play) for the benefit of others (audience)
the performance of plays for an audience
a place where actors perform a drama on a stage
written literature meant to be performed for an audience
