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Theatre Terms (Beginner)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Clothes worn by characters

a)

Actor

b)

Costumes

c)

Rehearsals

d)

Director

2.

Creator of plans for costumes, props, lights, etc.

a)

Director

b)

Stage Manager

c)

Designer

d)

Playwright

3.

Written words and directions of the playwright.

a)

Set

b)

Plot

c)

Prop

d)

Script

4.

Actors represent a ____________ in a play.

a)

Stage Manager

b)

Director

c)

Run Crew

d)

Character

5.

In charge, interprets the play, "the boss".

a)

Director

b)

Stage Manager

c)

Playwright

d)

Designers

6.

The story of a play.

a)

Prop

b)

Plot

c)

Narrator

d)

Understudy

7.

Person who coordinates the show for the Director.

a)

Understudy

b)

Designer

c)

Stage Hands

d)

Stage Manager

8.

Any moveable item used by an actor.

a)

Plot

b)

Script

c)

Prop

d)

Cast

9.

People who move scenery or props during a show.

a)

Run Crew

b)

Designers

c)

Stage Manager

d)

Cast

10.

A performer in a play.

a)

Character

b)

Playwright

c)

Stage Hands

d)

Actor

11.

Takes over when an actor gets ill.

a)

Stage Manager

b)

Director

c)

Understudy

d)

Playwright

12.

Verb or Noun, refers to actors in a play.

a)

Backstage

b)

Curtain Call

c)

Narrator

d)

Cast

13.

If an actor wants a job, he or she must ____________.

a)

Audition

b)

Understudy

c)

Playwright

d)

Character

14.

An area "behind the scenes" of the stage.

a)

Curtain Call

b)

Call

c)

Backstage

d)

Actor

15.

One who tells the story.

a)

Narrator

b)

Director

c)

Stage Manager

d)

Run Crew

16.

Scenery of the play.

a)

Plot

b)

Prop

c)

Set

d)

Backstage

17.

Actors bow to an audience to thank them for watching during the ___________ ______.

a)

Curtain Call

b)

Call

c)

Understudy

d)

Run Crew

18.

"Practice" for actors.

a)

Run Crew

b)

Rehearsal

c)

Costumes

d)

Character

19.

The author of a play.

a)

Director

b)

Stage Manager

c)

Designer

d)

Playwright

20.

Areas offstage right and left.

a)

Backstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Wings

d)

Upstage