WorksheetsTheatre Spaces Unit 1 Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
How is a stage defined in a theatre?
The area where the audience sits
The platform where actors perform
The backstage area
The entrance to the theatre
What is the name of the Stage we studied in Unit 1?
Thrust
Traverse
In the round
Proscenium Stage
What is a characteristic feature of a Proscenium Stage?
The audience is seated on all four sides of the stage
The stage is surrounded by a picture frame-like arch
The stage is in the center with the audience moving around
The audience is seated on three sides of the stage
What is the area that's exactly in the middle of the acting area on the stage called?
Downstage
Upstage
Stage Left
Center Stage
What does it mean when an actor "moves downstage"?
They move away from the audience.
They move to the left side of the stage.
They move closer to the audience.
They move to the backstage area.
What does it mean when an actor moves "upstage"?
They move closer to the audience.
They move to the left side of the stage.
They move away from the audience.
They move to the right side of the stage.
Which area of the stage is farthest away from the audience?
Downstage
Center Stage
Stage Left
Upstage
What is the area of the stage that is to the actor's left called?
Downstage
Center Stage
Stage Right
Stage Left
What is the area of the stage that is to the actor's right called?
Downstage
Upstage
Stage Left
Stage Right
What is the area of the stage that is to the actor's right and farthest away from the audience, towards the back of the stage called?
Downstage Left
Center Stage
Stage Right
Upstage Right
What is the area of the stage that is to the actor's left and farthest away from the audience called?
Downstage Left
Center Stage
Upstage Right
Upstage Left
What is the area of the stage that is to the actor's left and that's closer to the audience called?
Downstage Right
Center Stage
Upstage Left
Downstage Left
What is the area of the stage that is to the actor's right and that's closer to the audience called?
Upstage Left
Center Stage
Downstage Right
Stage Left
The stage direction is told from who's perspective?
The Audience
The Director
The Actor
The Crew
Why do stage directions exist?
To complicate theatre
For the actors and directors to communicate quicker
To create a language the audience cannot understand
For theatre class.
From the audience's point of view, how are stage directions explained?
Turn 180
The same thing
Mirrored
It's not explained
What is the term for the area that is furthest from the audience?
Centre Stage
Downstage Left
Upstage
Upstage Right
What are the 'wings' in a theatre?
The main stage area where the performance takes place
The seating area for the audience
The area just off stage left or stage right, not seen by the audience
The backstage area where costumes are stored
What is the term used to describe the area behind the set or off the stage that is not seen by the audience?
Frontstage
Backstage
Center stage
Auditorium
What's another term for 'curtain'?
Main Curtain
Wing
Apron
Backstage
What is the term for the area where actors perform?
Stage
Wings
House
Crossover
What is the name of the area where the audience is located?
Backstage
Wings
House (Audience)
Apron
What is the term for the area that allows actors to move from one side of the stage to the other without being seen by the audience?
Wings
Apron
Crossover
House
What is the purpose of the main curtain in a theater?
To provide a backdrop for the performance
To conceal the stage from the audience's view when necessary
To enhance the acoustics of the theater
To display the title of the play or performance
When does the main curtain typically rise or part in a theater performance?
Only at the end of the performance
Between every scene change
At the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
Continuously throughout the performance
What characteristic must the main curtain have to be effective during scene changes?
It must be transparent
It must be colorful
It must be made of velvet
It must be opaque enough to obscure the stage lighting and deaden the sound of scene changes
What is the purpose of the crossover in a theater?
It is the main acting area on the stage.
It is used for the audience to cross from one side to the other.
It is the area behind the stage and scenery where actors and crew can travel to different sides of the stage.
It is the area in front of the stage where the orchestra plays.
What is the area of the stage that is just in front of the curtain called?
Backstage
Wings
Apron
Auditorium
Where is the pit orchestra typically placed in relation to the apron?
Above the apron
Behind the curtain
To the side of the stage
Underneath the apron
What does the proscenium line in a theater define or differentiate?
The boundary between the stage and the orchestra pit
The two "worlds" of the theater: the world of the actors and the world of the audience
The area where the audience sits
The division between the curtains and the wings
