WorksheetsTheatre III WOD 121-140
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character
a)
foible
b)
comic foible
c)
character flaw
d)
hamartia
2.
character traits we recognize in ourselves and exaggerate
a)
foible
b)
comic foible
c)
hamartia
d)
sides
3.
controlling the audience's attention
a)
upstage
b)
plausible deniability
c)
bow
d)
focus
4.
tragic flaw which is the undoing of a particular character
a)
foible
b)
comic foible
c)
hamartia
d)
sides
5.
scene with little movement and no drive; to be avoided at all cost
a)
olio
b)
static scene
c)
semaphore acting
d)
one act
6.
Acting with gestures
a)
olio
b)
static scene
c)
semaphore acting
d)
one act
7.
secondary stage business upstage while main action of the scene is being played out downstage
a)
by-play
b)
upstaging
c)
dead panning
d)
obligatory blocking
8.
Decorative props (some practical) & furnishings added to a stage setting , known as Set Dressing.
a)
set dressing/dressing
b)
framing
c)
crossover
d)
wings
9.
passageway leading from one side of the stage to the other, out of view of the audience
a)
bridge
b)
wings
c)
legs
d)
crossover
10.
getting laughs through using no facial expressions
a)
farce
b)
parody
c)
deadpanning
d)
satire
11.
scene foreshadowed by the playwright and therefore is necessary to play
a)
in media res
b)
pastiche
c)
French scene
d)
obligatory scene
12.
eclectic tribute, a sometimes humorous homage in art, or imitation honoring an artists work
a)
in media res
b)
pastiche
c)
French scene
d)
obligatory scene
13.
mockery, caricature, or pointed criticism of an artist’s work or the artist’s persona
a)
satire
b)
farce
c)
parody
d)
spoof
14.
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn, making a point by mocking (darker, more cruel/pointed meaning behind it)
a)
satire
b)
farce
c)
parody
d)
spoof
15.
style of comedy where things are taken to the extreme bordering on absurdity (think FAR-fetched)
a)
satire
b)
farce
c)
parody
d)
spoof
16.
exaggerates or mocks a specific genre, style, or work (whereas a parody mocks a specific work or artist)
a)
satire
b)
farce
c)
parody
d)
spoof
17.
Payment to the author or production company for the use of their show (their "intellectual property")
a)
royalties
b)
public domain
c)
copywright
d)
pastiche
18.
play, musical, song, etc. not under copyright, meaning you don’t have to request permission to perform the piece
a)
royalties
b)
public domain
c)
copywright
d)
pastiche
19.
script breakdown technique where scenes divisions are based on actors present on stage, rather than by the lights up/down or set changes; used for script analysis and rehearsal scheduling.
a)
in media res
b)
Olio Scene
c)
French scene
d)
obligatory scene
20.
"in the middle of things;" when a scene or the play itself begins in the middle of things, before the plot has been laid out.
a)
in media res
b)
Olio Scene
c)
French scene
d)
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