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WorksheetsJobs in Theatre Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
An Actor is..
A person who sets the stage
The person responsible for coordinating the performance.
The person responsible for bringing a character to life
The person who in charge of creating the production
The person responsible for coordinating the performers onstage, determining the blocking and design of the production, and communicating their vision to the other jobs
Director
Actor
Stage Manager
Playwright
This person provides practical and organizational support to the director, actors, designers, stage crew and technicians throughout the production process. He or she is backstage during a performance.
Sound Designer
Director
Stage Manager
Costume Designer
The group of people who work together to create a production and complete other tasks as a cohesive group.
Trio
Ensemble
Boy Band
Collaboration
True of False: A house manager manages all ticket sales.
True
False
Who oversees all promotion of the shows and the theatre company?
Marketing director
General manager
Company manager
Producer
Who oversees the run of the show after opening?
(a)
Provides the creative vision and manages the overall staging of a production
Director
Marketing Officer
Front of House Manager
Designs the audio experience of a production by creating the sound design, including sound playback, sound effects, music, and amplification
Front of House Manager
Fight Director
Sound Designer
Sometimes referred to as stagehands. Members of the technical crew that run lights, sound, costume changes, set changes and other important jobs.
Stage Crew
Dancer
Marketing Officer
Sells and collects tickets to the show. Helps audience members find their seats.
Movement Director
Fight Director
Usher
Who creates the artistic Vision for the show, casts the actors and directs rehearsals?
Director
Stage Manager
Producer
Lighting Designer
This person/people play the characters in the script and follows the director’s vision and concept for the play.
House Manager
Props Manager
Actor
Producer
This person supervises ushers, hands out programs, opens the house doors and communicates with the stage manager during show.
Technical Director
Business Manager
House Manager
Producer
Who manages all food, drink, and merchandise sold at a theatre
Concessions Manager
House manager
The merch person
General Manager
What are the three categories for theatre company roles?
Artistic
Production Business
Producer
Director
Actor
Lighting
Sound
Costume
Creating
Reality
Share
Artistic jobs (a) ideas.
Production jobs help make those ideas a _________.
creation
reality
dream
play
Business jobs (a) ideas.
Who writes the script for the play?
Director
Actor
Playwright
Production Manager
A producer of a show finds the ___________, hires the director, is the boss. They may __________, or fund, the show themselves.
Money, invest
Money, actors
Actors, money
Actor, produce
What are directors responsible for? Select all that apply.
Finding the actors
the blocking
Creative vision
Building the set
Imagine you are designing the set for a kitchen. What prop (items that actors use) might you find in a kitchen? Be careful to only include items actors might hold.
Wall
Ketchup
Table
Oven
What is the job of stage manager? Select all that apply.
runs live performances
assists the director
takes attendance
coordinates backstage activity
Who is responsible for making the renderings, or sketches, of what a character will wear?
Director
costume Designer
Playbill
Set Designer
Complete the sentence.
A set designer ____________________.
Tells the actors what to do
has the creative vision for the show
Designs and helps to build the props in a show
Designs and helps to build the set on a show.
Who is in charge of all cast lists and rehearsal schedules? They also create the prompt Book and call the show.
Director
Stage Manager
Producer
Costume Designer
This person works with the director to design a lighting plot for the show.
Props Manager
Set Designer
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
This person designs, builds, paints and decorates the set for a production.
Stage Manager
Props Manager
Set Designer
Technical Director
This person creates the budget, pays bills, handles payroll, and runs box office.
Business Manager
Producer
Director
Crew
Who is at the TOP of the theatre hierarchy?
Technical Director
DIrector
Business Manager
Producer
Who makes up the design team?
Stage Manager, Props Manager, Set Designer, Light Designer
Props Designer, Light Designer, Actor, Sound Designer
Sound, Light, Set, Costume Designer, Actor
Props Manager, Sound, Light, Set, Costume Designer
A Board Operator can work with what kind(s) of board. Select all that apply.
Stage Director
Light
Set
Sound
