WorksheetsDrama- Exam Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 30mins
Who chooses the play, obtains a theatre space and finances the show?
Director
Business Manager
Producer
Technical Director
Who chooses the play, obtains a theatre space and finances the show?
Director
Business Manager
Producer
Technical Director
Who creates the artistic Vision for the show, casts the actors and directs rehearsals?
Director
Stage Manager
Producer
Lighting Designer
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 works with the director, and their vision, to build, buy, borrow or rent costumes for the production.
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Sound Designer
Props Designer
This person supervises the technical design team and reports directly to the director.
Stage Manager
Lighting Designer
Producer
Technical Director
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 works with the director to create all the items held by the actors on stage.
Set Designer
Stage Manager
Technical Director
Props Manager
This person designs, builds, paints and decorates the set for a production.
Stage Manager
Props Manager
Set Designer
Technical Director
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
These people take a production from planning to reality by building and decorating the sets, finding props, hanging lights, creating costumes and working the actual show.
Actors
Directors
Crew
Audience
Who is at the TOP of the theatre hierarchy?
Technical Director
DIrector
Business Manager
Producer
Who reports directly to the House Manager?
Ushers
Crew
Actors
Designers
The way that a character is portrayed is called what?
Actor's choice
Directing
Improvization
Characterization
What does the theme of a play refer to?
The stage decorations
The central idea
The costume choices
The directing choices
What is acting done by one person called?
Duet
Monotone
Monologue
Solo Acting
What does tone refer to?
Vocal Pitch
Vocal Quality
Vocal Strength
All of the above
An imaginary wall between the cast and the audience. This wall is sometimes "broken".
Choreography
Fourth Wall
Blocking
Call-Back
Arranging of the movement and actions of the actors onstage
Blocking
Cheating Out
Pantomime
Improvisation
Where actors make gestures without words to express themselves
Call-Back
Pantomime
Ad-Lib
Blocking
When actors turn their faces or entire bodies out to the audience to be seen better
Cheating out
Pantomime
Blocking
Choreography
A second audition
Call-Back
Blocking
Improvisation
Pantomime
What is the correct stage direction for blank number 7?
Center Stage
(CS)
Upstage Left
(UL)
Downstage Right
(DR)
Center Right
(CR)
What is the correct stage direction for blank number 3?
Upstage Left
(UL)
Downstage Left
(DL)
Center Right
(CR)
Upstage Right
(UR)
What is the correct stage direction for blank number 5?
Downstage Left
(DL)
Center Stage
(CS)
Upstage Right
(UR)
Downstage Center
(DC)
What is the correct stage direction for blank number 2?
Upstage Right
(UR)
Center Left
(CL)
Downstage Center
(DC)
Upstage Center
(UC)
What is the correct stage direction for blank number 9?
Upstage Right
(UR)
Downstage Left
(DL)
Center Left
(CL)
Downstage Right
(DR)
Posters should include
the name of the show
a summary of the show
the time of the show
the location of the show
You gain permission to use a playwright's work by paying a fee called a ______________.
copyright
publishing
target
royalty
What is an apron?
a painted canvas or muslin curtain hung from a batten to form part of the scenery
staging in the center of a room with the audience sitting on all sides
the stage floor between the front edge of the stage and front curtain
What is a gelatin or gel?
transparent color sheet inserted into a frame in front of a spotlight or floodlight
term used to refer to a stage light
auditorium lights
illusion of the first time
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 a SUBJECTIVIST based opinion?
An opinion that requires a topic.
An opinion based on how the person feels about the subject
An opinion that uses logic and reasoning. There is clear evidence to support it.
None of the choices.
What is an OBJECTIVIST based opinion?
An opinion that requires a topic.
An opinion based on how the person feels about the subject
An opinion that uses logic and reasoning. There is clear evidence to support it.
None of the choices.
Match the following COMMON CAUSE OF LAUGHTER to it's description.
Protection
Someone getting hit in the face with pie
Ambiguity
A double- meaning
Recognition
"He's behind me isn't he..."
Exaggeration
A clown's shoes or nose
Incongruity
Mr. Foster wearing a hula skirt
Match the following ARISTOTLE'S ELEMENTS to it's definition.
Spectacle
Everything you see on the stage
Character
Dynamic and memorable- Harry Potter
Theme
The main idea or message
Sound
Underscoring to enhance the mood
Diction/ Language
The lines a character says
What is a tragic flaw in the context of a tragic hero?
Character trait leading to downfall
Unwavering loyalty
Superhuman strength
Incredible intelligence
Define catharsis and its significance in the context of a tragic hero.
Catharsis is the name of the tragic hero's loyal sidekick.
Catharsis is the physical transformation of the tragic hero into a better person.
Catharsis is the term used to describe the tragic hero's rise to power.
Catharsis is the emotional release or purification experienced by the audience while watching the tragic hero's downfall.
What is meant by the term 'reversal of fortune' in the context of a tragic hero?
A sudden change in the circumstances of a tragic hero, often from good to bad.
A gradual improvement in the circumstances of a tragic hero.
A change in the circumstances of a tragic hero, often from bad to good.
A sudden change in the circumstances of a tragic hero, often from bad to worse.
What usually happens at the end of a Shakespearean tragedy?
The tragic hero dies or experiences a loss that is catastrophic
The tragic hero repents
The tragic hero is able to provide restitution to their victims
All of the above
What is a slate?
The ending of your scene
A tableau but with movement
The emotions in a scene
The introduction of yourself before you begin your performance
What is a tableau?
A moving picture
Pantomime
A frozen picture
A dramatic scene
The Audience's Emotions - the story appeals to the audience’s emotions, such as anger, fear, love, pity. We must feel for the character in order to care about their downfall.
Catharsis
Fatal Flaw
Pathos
