WorksheetsTheatre 1 Midterm
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 24mins
If you were to stand on the square labeled 'A', which part of the stage would this be?
Upstage right
Upstage left
Downstage left
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If you were to stand on the square with the letter AC, which part of the stage would this be?
Center stage right
Center stage left
Center stage right
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If you were to stand on the square labeled BC, which part of the stage would this be?
Down stage center
Up stage center
Up stage right
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Where can you purchase a ticket at the theatre?
Ticket booth
Box office
Lobby
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What is the place called where the audience sits during a performance?
Lobby
Stagecraft Room
House
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What is the place where an actor waits before stepping on the stage?
Lobby
Stagecraft room
The wings
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What type of stage is this?
Thrust
Proscenium
Black Box
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What is pantomime?
Acting without words
A form of improv
Acting on the stage
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What is projection?
The speed at which words are spoken.
Using correct vowels and consonant sounds.
Using your voice so it fills up a room.
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What does blocking mean?
Being hidden behind a set piece
Movement on the stage
Stage combat
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What does 'objective' mean in the context of a character?
The goals or desires of a character
The motivation of a character
The subtext of a character
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Which expressions can you use during a pantomime and a tableau?
Body expressions
Facial expressions
Both body and facial expressions
Vocal expressions
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
In theatre, what are characters?
The roles an actor plays
A tableau
Movements on the stage
A human or person
The objects used on stage by actors are called...
set
costume
prop
make-up
What is the big white curtain at the back of the stage called?
Cyclops
The Grand Drape
The Big White Curtain
Cyclorama (cyc)
What is a tableau?
A moving picture
Pantomime
A frozen picture
A dramatic scene
From whose perspective are stage directions?
The Actor
The light board operator
The audience
The director
What is diction?
The pronunciation of words and their combination in speech
Using correct vowels and consonant sounds
Using one's voice so it fills up a room
The speed at which words are spoken
What is volume?
The pronunciation of words and their combination of speech
A switch controlled by the soundboard operator
How loud or soft your voice is
The speed at which words are spoken
What is stage business?
The handling of money for a show.
The real-life elements that make your characters come to life.
When you ignore your scene partner and mind your own business.
What the director worries about.
Why should you exaggerate your movements in a pantomime?
To be dramatic
To ensure the audience understands what you are doing
To make the story interesting
You shouldn't exaggerate your movements
This means that your body is on a diagonal instead of being in profile, facing the audience.
Cheat out
Diction
Project
Focus on stage
What are your two vocal responsibilities to the audience?
To be heard and cheat out
To tell a story
To be heard and understood
To be understood and cheat out
This means that you stop performing as the character. For example, you forget a line and start to laugh.
Turning your back on the audience
Project and articulate
Breaking character
Keeping your hands in your pocket
What is the correct term for forming the sounds of speech correctly?
Vocal variety
Projecting
Enunciating
All of the above
Vocal Variety is...
Projecting sound to the back walls
Making sure you are heard
Changing vocal characteristics to indicate emotions
Tongue twisters
What gets in the way from a character's objective?
Objective
Obstacle
Tactic
Stakes
What does this stage notation mean?
X DSL Kn 3/4 L
Enter down stage right, sit 1/4 right.
Cross down stage left, kick 3/4 left.
Cross down stage left, kneel 3/4 left.
Enter down stage right, exit 3/4 left.
Draw an image/picture that represents your feelings and thoughts about your first Quarter in Theatre Class.
