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WorksheetsSHS Theatre I Final Spring 2023
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
A _________________ is a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program
Dialogue
Monologue
Lecture
Poem
The actor who learns the part of another actor playing a major role; he or she is ready to go onstage in the unexpected absence of the original actor.
Lead
Stage Manager
Minor Character
Understudy
Is it a good idea to "cheat out" when you're onstage? Why or why not?
Yes, it's good to cheat out because it makes it easier for the audience to see all the details of your costume.
Yes, it's good to cheat out because it ensures that the audience will be better able to see and hear you.
No, it's not good to cheat out because cheaters never win.
No, it's not good to cheat out because the audience will think you don't care about the other performers onstage.
Number 1 is which stage direction?
DR- Down Stage Right
DL- Down Stage Left
UR- Up Stage Right
UL- Up Stage Left
Number 5, is what stage direction?
M- Middle Stage
MC- Middle Stage Center
C- Center Stage
UC- Up Stage Center
Stage right and stage left are from the (a) perspective.
This is the planned movement of an actor on stage:
Choreography
Blocking
Walking
Crossing
The reason a character does or says something
Blocking
Cheating Front
Staying Open
Motivation
An area on either side of the stage out of the audience's view.
The Wings
The Curtains
The Apron
The Sightlines
What area of the stage is closest to the audience?
Downstage
Upstage
Stage Left
Center Stage
This tragedian introduced the first actor to the stage.
Aeschylus
Euripides
Sophocles
Thespis
The purgation and purification of emotions
Empathy
Aesthetic Distance
Catharsis
Vomitorium
The most important element of Greek theatre costumes
Platform shoes
Robes
Masks
Feather boas
Translates to "God from the Machine"
Ekkyklema
Deus ex Machina
Periaktos
Thespian
Plays that were written to teach basic principles (right versus wrong) are called ______ plays.
Miracle
Passion
Morality
Masque
Who were the major writers of Roman theatre?
Terrence and Phillip
Terrence, Plautus and Seneca
Oedipus and Medea
Sophecles and Aeschelus
What are stock characters?
One-dimensional character with predictable actions.
Over-the-top with broad physical humor.
Character with dominant traits
Chorus
What is a closet drama?
a play to be read in a closet
a play to be performed
a play to be read
a play to be sung
What did the church think about Roman theatre?
the loved it
hated it, it was too violent
paid to have their patrons attend
gave financial support to the actors
The word "Theatre" comes from the Greek "Theatron" or
" "
Seeing Place
Gathering Ground
Assembly
Forum
These masks represent what
Emotions on stage
Audience reactions
Masks that were worn in old theater
Tragedy and Comedy
______________________ are the agreements between the actor and the audience where in the audience willingly suspends its belief and accepts the play as new or "temporary reality".
Traditions
Theatrical conventions
Dramatic Protocols
Aristotelian elements
Number 7, is what stage direction?
DR- Down Stage Rigght
UR- Up Stage Right
DL- Down Stage Left
UL-Up Stage Left
Directors use the word (a) (not go or move!) when telling an actor where to move on stage.
