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Theatre Types and Stage Directions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of theatre has audience on 3 sides?

a)

None

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

d)

Arena

2.

What type of theatre has audience on 4 sides?

a)

None

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

d)

Arena

3.

Draw where the proscenium arch is

4.

What is the purpose of the curtains? Choose all that apply.

a)

To hide scenery

b)

To hide the actors

c)

To hide the crew

d)

To hide whatever we do not want the audience to see

5.

Is the house raked here? Why or why not?

a)

The house isn't raked because it doesn't slope.

b)

The house is raked because it slopes up towards the back.

c)

The house is raked because it does not have a slope towards the back.

6.

What does UR mean?

a)

Upstage Left

b)

Upstage Right

c)

Upstage Center

7.

Which areas are part of Stage Left? Select all that apply.

a)

UL

b)

L

c)

DL

d)

C

8.

Which areas are part of Down Stage? Select all that apply.

a)

UL

b)

DR

c)

DL

d)

DC

9.

When you walk upstage, are you walking to the audience or away from them?

a)

Away

b)

To

c)

I don't know

10.

Stage Right and Stage Left are from the actor's perspective. Does this change when the actor turns around?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

I don't know

11.

What type of stage has audience members seated on all sides?

a)

Thrust

b)

Greek

c)

Arena

d)

Proscenium

12.

What kind of stage is this?

a)

Arena

b)

Proscenium

c)

Flexible

d)

Thrust

13.

What type of stage is this?

a)

Flexible

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

d)

Arena

14.

Which theatre is like a runway?

a)

Traverse

b)

Proscenium

c)

Flexible

d)

Profile

15.

A Black Box Stage is... (Check all that apply)

a)

Usually a large, flat room painted black

b)

Has a proscenium arch

c)

Can be setup in an unlimited number of ways.

d)

Has flexible seating

e)

Was invented by the Ancient Greeks

16.

Audience on ALL side of the stage

a)

Thrust

b)

Arena

c)

Traverse

d)

Proscenium

17.

Audience on just one side of the stage

a)

Thrust

b)

Arena

c)

Traverse

d)

Outdoor

e)

Proscenium

18.

What type of stage is this?

(a)  

19.

Audience is on three sides of the stage

a)

Thrust

b)

Arena

c)

Traverse

d)

Outdoor

e)

Proscenium

20.

Open room, flat floor, painted black

a)

Thrust

b)

Arena

c)

Black Box

d)

Outdoor

e)

Proscenium

21.

What type of stage is this?

(a)  

22.

During the school play, Aiden and Anika are discussing their positions on stage. What does "stage left" refer to?

a)

The left side of the stage from the audience's perspective

b)

The left side of the stage from the actor's perspective

c)

The center of the stage

d)

The back of the stage

23.

What stage segment is highlighted here?

a)

Downstage Left

b)

Upstage Left

c)

Downstage Right

d)

Upstage Right

24.

What stage segment is highlighted here?

a)

Downstage Center (DC)

b)

Upstage Center (UC)

c)

Center Center (CC)

d)

Downstage Left (DL)

25.

If you walk towards the audience, you are walking ________.

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Stage Right

d)

Stage Left