WorksheetsAQA GCSE Drama - Section A
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of these roles would an understudy do?
Take over from an actor in the performance if they fall sick
Study the playtext and check for errors
Be the deputy of the director and help if they fall sick.
Design the set for a production
What is this type of staging?
In-the-Round
End-On
Thrust Staging
Promenade Staging
In a theatre production, what is a ‘truck’?
A motorised vehicle which picks up the actors from their homes and takes them to the theatre
A wheeled platform upon which scenery can be put and moved around easily.
The place where the audience buys their ice creams in the interval.
A type of lantern used to light the stage.
In thrust staging, on how many sides will the audience be seated?
1 side
2 sides
3 sides
4 sides
If you stand nearest to the audience, you can be said to be standing:
Upstage
Stage Right
Stage Left
Downstage
What is this type of staging?
Promenade Staging
In-the-Round
Thrust Staging
End-On
Who resets the stage after each show?
Stage Manager
Theatre Manager
Deputy Stage Manager
The crew
What is the staging configuration where the audience sits on two sides?
End-on Staging
Proscenium Arch
Trust Staging
Traverse Staging
In which stage position is the gramophone?
Upstage right
Upstage left
Downstage left
Downstage right
Who is in charge of deciding how everything looks on stage?
Director
Stage Manager
Designer
Technician
What is this type of staging?
Traverse Staging
In-the-Round
End-On
Proscenium Arch
Who is in charge of making sure set changes are rehearsed and smooth?
Stage Manager
Director
Technician
Theatre Manager
