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WorksheetsTheatre Terms Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the definition of 'Act'?
A unit or division of a play
To improvise part or all of a scene
A reference to another work of art
A speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience
What does the term 'Ad-lib' mean?
A unit or division of a play
To improvise part or all of a scene
A reference to another work of art
A speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience
What is an 'Allusion'?
A unit or division of a play
To improvise part or all of a scene
A reference to another work of art
A speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience
What is the definition of 'Aside'?
A unit or division of a play
To improvise part or all of a scene
A reference to another work of art
A speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience
What does 'Blocking' refer to?
A unit or division of a play
To improvise part or all of a scene
The process of determining the placement or location of actors on stage
A speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience
What is the 'Climax' in a play?
A unit or division of a play
To improvise part or all of a scene
The turning point or event which leads to the 'downfall'
A speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience
What does it mean to 'Cross' on stage?
A unit or division of a play
To improvise part or all of a scene
To move from one place to another on stage
A speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience
What is a 'Cue' in theatre?
A unit or division of a play
The words or actions at which an actor is expected to deliver a line or a crew member is expected to perform some task
A reference to another work of art
A speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience
Dialogue
Speech between characters in a play
Words thought in a head
The words or actions at which an actor is expected to deliver a line or a crew member is expected to perform some task.
to move from one place to another on stage
Empathy
A type of emotion expressed when you hurt yourself
Identification with and understanding of a character’s situation, feelings, and motives
A way to feel for yourself
Fourth Wall
An imaginary wall that separates the actors on a stage from the audience in the house. refers to an actor speaking directly to the audience.
A way that one expresses lines and dialogue in a play
When the actor continues on to talk with the other characters
Improv
a wall that separates the house and the stage
A scene created spontaneously
An actors lines
Mime
Long speech by a single actor
actors in ancient Rome who performed in a popular, spoken form or farcical drama
being stuck in an imaginary box
Monologue
From the Latin pantomimus, or "player of many parts".
Long speech by a single actor
When the actor expresses his feelings
Going up stage
Proscenium
the wall that divides the house from the backstage
A regular term in theater
When the show starts
Prompt
forcing people to do something
To give actors their line
Prop
Things that actor's use off stage
All physical items on stage with the exception of the scenery
A pencil
Different things in the audience that people hold
Set
The surroundings on stage
the house
Where everything unfolds
Where actors go after the show is over
Soliloquy
All physical items on stage with the exception of the scenery. Props usually refer to things that can be carried or are specifically referred to.
narriation
breaking the fourth wall
a passage spoken by a single actor in which his or her thoughts are revealed to the audience
Spike
The surroundings on stage
How to win in spikeball
Spiking down onto something with force. Causing the object to bounce or fall depending on the surface it is spiked on
The process of placing marks with either paint or tape to designate where pieces of scenery are to be placed.
