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WorksheetsTheatre Trivia
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 42mins
If you want to know all of the entrance and exit cues for every actor in a performance, who would you ask?
the stage manager
the producer
the playwright
the understudy
Someone who writes works of drama is called...
an actor
a playwright
a producer
a theatrician
This person oversees many aspects of a performance, including ticket sales and advertising
a stage manager
a producer
a dramaturg
an understudy
If you want to know all of the entrance and exit cues for every actor in a performance, who would you ask?
the stage manager
the producer
the playwright
the understudy
This is the person develops the vision for a performance and works with performers to make that vision come alive onstage
the lead performer
the producer
the director
the swing
Keagan was excited to play the role of Jesus in a production of Godspell, but at the last minute, he fell down a flight of stairs and broke both his legs. On opening night, the role of Jesus was play by Tre, Keagan's _________.
BFF
director
understudy
cousin
This word comes from the Greek term "drao-", which means "doing" or "action"
drama
director
deus ex machina
blocking
Anya was so busy making videos on TikTok that she completely forgot about the presentation due in her science class. Luckily, she was able to use her ______ skills to do a decent job even without rehearsal.
emoting
playwright
pantomime
improv
Good actors know that they must always appropriately _______ when onstage, even when they aren't speaking or moving.
pantomime
emote
direct
upstage
This is when a character is alone onstage, sharing their thoughts aloud.
scrime
cheating out
soliloquy
stage directions
Trinice and Ruby are acting out an argument scene onstage. In the middle of their dialogue, Ruby turns directly to the audience and says, "Is she SERIOUS right now?"
What TWO terms below could appropriately describe what Ruby just did?
an aside
choreography
standing ovation
breaking the fourth wall
This word refers to the dance movements that are performed to songs during a musical theatre production.
blocking
choreography
script
upstaging
What word do we use to describe a rehearsal that serves the purpose of getting the orchestra and the singers comfortable performing together?
understudy
choreography
props
sitzprobe
When a director instructs performers on where/how to move and place themselves on stage, it's called ________
sitzprobe
cold reading
blocking
sets
In The Lion King, these might include Pride Rock and a backdrop of the African savannah.
In The Little Mermaid, they might include an undersea kingdom complete with a throne, and a stone grotto full of treasures.
choreography
sets
props
scrim
At the end of a Greek drama, a crane-like tool was often used to lower a character onstage. The character represented a god, and typically would determine the outcome of the story. This event is called ______.
Deus ex machina
improv
sets
soliloquy
Where does an actor go to relax before going onstage to perform?
the Deus ex machina
the green room
the proscenium
the fourth wall
Another word for the bows that happen at the end of a performance is ________
standing ovation
curtain call
cheating out
the fourth wall
Which of the following is an example of upstaging?
During his scene with Jenyra, Xander continually moves further away from the audience. Jenyra has to turn away from the audience in order to talk to Xander.
Elina projects her voice to the back of the auditorium so that everyone can hear her.
Abygail pushes John down the stairs so that he actually "breaks a leg" before a performance.
Addison dances across the stage on her tiptoes. Nate also crosses the stage, while walking like a gorilla.
Is it a good idea to "cheat out" when you're onstage? Why or why not?
Yes, it's good to cheat out because it makes it easier for the audience to see all the details of your costume.
Yes, it's good to cheat out because it ensures that the audience will be better able to see and hear you.
No, it's not good to cheat out because cheaters never win.
No, it's not good to cheat out because the audience will think you don't care about the other performers onstage.
An exceptional stage performance often results in...
a stage combat scene!
a sitzprobe!
a fourth wall!
a standing ovation!
This theater term refers to any small action that the actor performs without major movement.
cheating out
stage business
small blocking
little movement
The Wiz is an updated version of the older musical ________________________.
Mary Poppins
Moana
The Wizard of Oz
In the original version of The Wiz, a famous musician was the scarecrow. Who was this musician?
Vanilla Ice
Michael Jackson
Tupac
_____________ is such a popular musical that it has been made into movies 3 different times in the past 40 years!
Mary Poppins
Annie
The Sound of Music
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is a fast-paced, silly song from the musical _____________________.
The Lion King
Annie
Mary Poppins
The Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma!, Mary Poppins, and the Wizard of Oz are all examples of famous ________________.
plays
musicals
novels
encyclopedias
Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, & Leonard Bernstein are all examples of famous ______________ of musicals.
composers
lyricists
Musical theatre started way back in year 5 BCE, in Ancient ___________.
China
Greece
America
Canada
An aside is
when one character is alone on stage sharing his/her thoughts
when one character addresses the audience without anyone knowing
when one character is in a dialogue with another but does all of the talking
a character trait that leads to the downfall of the character
A tragic flaw is
when one character is alone on stage sharing his/her thoughts
when one character addresses the audience without anyone knowing
when one character is talking with another but does all of the talking
a character trait that leads to the downfall of the character
A soliloquy is
when one character is alone on stage sharing his/her thoughts
when one character addresses the audience without anyone knowing
when one character is talking with another but does all of the talking
a character trait that leads to the downfall of the character
A monologue is
when one character is alone on stage sharing his/her thoughts
when one character addresses the audience without anyone knowing
when one character is talking with another but does all of the talking
a character trait that leads to the downfall of the character
True or False: A comedy is a play that ends unhappy.
(a)
True or False: A drama is a piece of writing that tells a story and is recorded on stage.
(a)
Select the correct parts of the definition for a Foil.
A character who is the opposite of another character
Shows the similarity between the two characters
Romeo and Juliet has foils.
A character who contrasts another character
True or False: When you and I are talking and I am talking the most, this is a soliloquy.
(a)
Check off the correct parts of the definition for Stage Directions
Instructions for the director
Shows the actor what to do
Shows them how to act
Tells the director where the crew will be
True or False: A tragedy is a play that ends unhappy with the death of the comic hero.
(a)
what part of the play marks the change in the protagonist's journey
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
when the audience knows more than the characters do
dramatic irony
symbolic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
the intense and purging negative emotions the audience feels during a tragedy is referred to as
heartbreak
sorrow
catharsis
demise
who carries the tragic flaw in a tragedy
tragic hero
chorus
the "extras"
the enemy
what type of play focuses on human suffering
a long play
a sad play
catharsis
tragedy
what provides details about the sets, lighting, sound effects, props, costumes, and acting
director
stage directions
actors
act one
acts are divided into
monologue
dialogue
scenes
stage directions
The conversation between two or more characters is called
monologue
dialogue
soliloquy
chorus
