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5/19 Theatre

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are stage directions?

a)

Things the actors are supposed to say

b)

The person who directs the play

c)

Positions on the stage

d)

Things the actors are supposed to do

2.

What is acting done by one person called?

a)

Duet

b)

Monotone

c)

Monologue

d)

Solo Acting

3.

What does the theme of a play refer to?

a)

The stage decorations

b)

The central idea

c)

The costume choices

d)

The directing choices

4.

What is a cast when referring to theatre?

a)

The people who portray characters

b)

The people who work behind the scenes

c)

The thing you wear when you "break a leg"

d)

A statue of a character

5.

What does a stage manager do?

a)

Directs the play

b)

Manages backstage

c)

Tells the characters what to do

d)

Tells the characters what to say

6.

The way that a character is portrayed is called what?

a)

Actor's choice

b)

Directing

c)

Improvization

d)

Characterization

7.

People who work behind the scenes are called what?

a)

Crew

b)

Cast

c)

Actors

d)

Characters

8.

What does the director do?

a)

Acts onstage

b)

Manages backstage

c)

Directs the play

d)

Writes the play

9.

What does tone refer to?

a)

Vocal Pitch

b)

Vocal Quality

c)

Vocal Strength

d)

All of the above

10.

What does dialogue refer to?

a)

What the actors should say

b)

What the actors should do

c)

What accent the actors should have

d)

How the actors should move onstage

11.

The place where the most professional theatre takes place.

a)

Hollywood, CA

b)

Austin, TX

c)

Broadway, NYC

d)

Hartford, CT

12.

A form of theater that combines song, dance, spoken dialogue and acting.

a)

Opera

b)

musical

c)

Dramatic Play

d)

Soap Opera

13.

What elements are needed in a musical?

a)

Songs

b)

Dancing

c)

Plot

d)

All of the above

14.

This is the person that writes the music.

a)

Lyricist

b)

Producer

c)

Composer

d)

Director

15.
Who is in charge of writing and teaching dance routine?
a)
Choreography
b)
Actor
c)
Director
d)
Producer
16.
This person will learn the same role as another actor and will perform that role if the originally cast actor becomes sick or unable to perform. 
a)
Props Master/ Mistress
b)
Director
c)
Stage Manager
d)
Understudy
17.
This person designs everything that the actors will wear. 
a)
Costume Designer
b)
Dramaturg
c)
Assistant to the Director
d)
Lighting Technician
18.
This person's job is to write plays. 
a)
Playwright
b)
Director
c)
Composer
d)
Choreographer
19.

What is a run through?

a)

analyzing the script as an aid to character development

b)

marking the script with notes on blocking and delivery

c)

a rehearsal without interruption

scenery

20.

What is improvisation?

a)

an impromptu scene where the actors make up the dialogue and action on the spot

b)

having a part memorized so that a script is no longer needed

c)

telling a story or presenting an idea through bodily movement and expression rather than words

21.

What is a greenroom?

a)

the area of the stage closet to the audience

b)

a room where actors relax before and after performances

house

c)

the area above the stage where scenery, drops, and lights are hung when not in use

22.

What is downstage?

a)

the area of the stage closet to the audience

b)

the stage area farthest from the audience

c)

offstage to the right and left of the acting area

23.

What is the fourth wall?

a)

the stage area farthest from the audience

b)

the area above the stage where scenery, drops, and lights are hung when not in use

c)

the imaginary wall through which the audience views the play

Fresnel

24.

What kind of stage is this?

a)

Thrust

b)

Proscenium

c)

Arena

25.

What kind of stage is this?

a)

Arena

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

26.

What kind of stage is this?

a)

Arena

b)

Proscenium

c)

Thrust

27.

A person who acts as a consultant to the director, to research the play is called a

a)

Director of Research

b)

Prompter

c)

Dramaturge

d)

Dramophile

28.

When researching a role an actor should first look at

a)

Examples on YouTube

b)

A Play in the theater

c)

The dialogue and stage directions

d)

Information on the play

29.

When researching a role an actor should first look at

a)

Examples on YouTube

b)

A Play in the theater

c)

The dialogue and stage directions

d)

Information on the play

30.

When determining stage directions it is always from

a)

The actor's point of view

b)

The audience's point of view