WorksheetsTheatre I
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 20mins
Imagine Zoe and William are performing a play. Zoe needs to "cheat out". What does that mean?
She needs to move so that at least 3/4 of her body is shown to the audience
She needs to make sure her back isn't to the audience
She needs to be on the same level as William
She needs to stand stage left
Imagine Aiden, Kai, and Anika are putting on a play. They want to make sure everyone in the audience can see them, no matter where they're sitting. What type of stage should they use?
Thrust
In the round
Procenium
Black box
Anika, Grace, and Sophia are planning to put on a play. They are debating about the type of stage to use. Anika suggests a stage that has the audience on three sides. What type of stage is Anika suggesting?
Thrust
In the round
Procenium
Black box
Hannah, Aria, and Scarlett are participating in a school play. They are performing on a type of stage that is framed by an arch. Can you guess what type of stage they are performing on?
Thrust
In the round
Procenium
Black box
Imagine Jackson, Ava, and Abigail are discussing emotions. Jackson says, 'Our emotions help us in three significant ways.' Can you guess what those three ways might be?
Mental health, memory and motivation
Memory, decision making and balance
Motivation, decision making and memory
Decision making, time management and motivation
Imagine Abigail, Benjamin, and Sophia are planning to visit a theater. If they find out that the theater is “dark”, what does that mean?
The theater is open
The theater is not having shows
The theater is not having rehearsals
The theater is not open at all
Imagine Samuel, Liam, and James are at a theatre. What action would signal to them that the show is about to start?
House lights off
House lights on
Stage lights on
Stage lights off
Imagine you are David, a lead actor in a thrilling drama that begins at 6:00pm. You receive an email from Liam, your stage manager, telling you that your call time is half hour. Grace, your co-star, is already on her way. What time are you supposed to be at the theater?
5:00
5:30
6:00
6:30
Anika, Scarlett, and Jackson are creating a story for their English class. They need to arrange the points of a plot diagram in the correct order. Can you help them out?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution
Exposition, rising action, climax, resolution
Exposition, rising action, resolution, climax
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement, resolution
Option 5
Aria, Liam, and Abigail are having a heated debate in their drama class. Who do they agree came up with the concept of Given Circumstances?
Mrs. Loveless
Stanislavski
Shakespeare
Chekov
The mezzanine, balcony, boxes, and orchestra are all part of the what?
(a)
List the order of seating sections in a theatre starting from the stage
What are given circumstances? Check all that apply.
An acting exercise
Things like a character discription, setting, and set pieces that are in the script.
Created by Stanislavski to help actors
Information that the playwright gives you to start your character work
What is the term for the area where the audience sits in a theater?
Stage
Backstage
House
Wings
What is the term for a stage that extends into the audience on three sides?
Proscenium
Thrust
In the round
Black box
What is the term for the highest point of tension in a story?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
What is the term for the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved?
Climax
Resolution
Exposition
Rising Action
What is the term for the introductory material which gives the setting, creates the tone, presents the characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story?
Exposition
Climax
Resolution
Rising Action
What is the term for the part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated. It leads up to the climax, or turning point?
Exposition
Climax
Resolution
Rising Action
