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Worksheets5/19 Theatre
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What are stage directions?
Things the actors are supposed to say
The person who directs the play
Positions on the stage
Things the actors are supposed to do
What is acting done by one person called?
Duet
Monotone
Monologue
Solo Acting
What does the theme of a play refer to?
The stage decorations
The central idea
The costume choices
The directing choices
What is a cast when referring to theatre?
The people who portray characters
The people who work behind the scenes
The thing you wear when you "break a leg"
A statue of a character
What does a stage manager do?
Directs the play
Manages backstage
Tells the characters what to do
Tells the characters what to say
The way that a character is portrayed is called what?
Actor's choice
Directing
Improvization
Characterization
People who work behind the scenes are called what?
Crew
Cast
Actors
Characters
What does the director do?
Acts onstage
Manages backstage
Directs the play
Writes the play
What does tone refer to?
Vocal Pitch
Vocal Quality
Vocal Strength
All of the above
What does dialogue refer to?
What the actors should say
What the actors should do
What accent the actors should have
How the actors should move onstage
The place where the most professional theatre takes place.
Hollywood, CA
Austin, TX
Broadway, NYC
Hartford, CT
A form of theater that combines song, dance, spoken dialogue and acting.
Opera
musical
Dramatic Play
Soap Opera
What elements are needed in a musical?
Songs
Dancing
Plot
All of the above
This is the person that writes the music.
Lyricist
Producer
Composer
Director
What is a run through?
analyzing the script as an aid to character development
marking the script with notes on blocking and delivery
a rehearsal without interruption
scenery
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 a greenroom?
the area of the stage closet to the audience
a room where actors relax before and after performances
house
the area above the stage where scenery, drops, and lights are hung when not in use
What is downstage?
the area of the stage closet to the audience
the stage area farthest from the audience
offstage to the right and left of the acting area
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
Fresnel
What kind of stage is this?
Thrust
Proscenium
Arena
What kind of stage is this?
Arena
Thrust
Proscenium
What kind of stage is this?
Arena
Proscenium
Thrust
A person who acts as a consultant to the director, to research the play is called a
Director of Research
Prompter
Dramaturge
Dramophile
When researching a role an actor should first look at
Examples on YouTube
A Play in the theater
The dialogue and stage directions
Information on the play
When researching a role an actor should first look at
Examples on YouTube
A Play in the theater
The dialogue and stage directions
Information on the play
When determining stage directions it is always from
The actor's point of view
The audience's point of view
