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WorksheetsTheatre Trivia
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 31mins
Where is the musical Newsies set?
London
New York
Paris
Los Angeles
Who wrote In the Heights and Hamilton?
Table in a convenient offstage area on which properties are prepared prior to a performance and to which they should be returned after use.
The unseen sides of the stage are called
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
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
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
When a director instructs performers on where/how to move and place themselves on stage, it's called ________
sitzprobe
cold reading
blocking
sets
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.
_____________ 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
Fiddler on the Roof
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is a fast-paced, silly song from the musical _____________________.
The Lion King
Annie
Mary Poppins
Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical
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
Who was the first actor?
Dionysus
Thespis
Satyr
Dithyramb
Which of the following is a famous theatre in London?
The Globe Theatre
The Sydney Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera
The Bolshoi Theatre
Who is known as the Bard of Avon?
Christopher Marlowe
Ben Jonson
William Shakespeare
John Milton
What is the term for the written text of a play?
Script
Score
Libretto
Manuscript
Which play is famous for the line 'To be, or not to be: that is the question'?
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Which play is known as the 'Scottish Play'? Do NOT say this play's name out loud.
Hamlet
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
Othello
What is the name of the theatre district in London?
A) Broadway
B) West End
C) Off-Broadway
D) East End
Which play is known for the line 'All the world's a stage'?
A) As You Like It
B) Hamlet
C) Macbeth
D) The Tempest
What musical is based on a biblical story?
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Fiddler on the Roof
The King and I
Anything Goes
What play features a character who thinks he is Theodore Roosevelt?
Waiting for Godot
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Lion in Winter
Who wrote the music for Little Shop of Horrors and the movies The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast?
Stephen Sondheim
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Jonathan Larson
Which is NOT a musical that was FIRST a movie?
Meangirls
Beetlejuice
Legally Blonde
Fiddler on the Roof
Which one of these shows has never been adapted to film?
Cabaret
Sweeney Todd
Pippin
Les Miserables
Which of these jukebox musicals was inspired by the rock hits of Bon Jovi, Journey and others?
Beautiful
Rock of Ages
A Beautiful Noise
Ain't Too Proud
What Broadway musical, which has an exclamation point in its title, is about the man who was mayor of New York City for 1934 to 1945?
Oklahoma!
Fiorello!
Oliver!
Hello Dolly!
Which musical features the song "If I Were a Rich Man"?
Into the Woods
Aladdin
Rent
Fiddler on the Roof
What was Disney's first Broadway muiscal?
The Lion King
Beauty and the Beast
The Little Mermaid
Aladdin
Which character in Hamilton sings "The Room Where It Happens"?
King George
Alexander Hamilton
The Schuyler Sisters
Aaron Burr
Which musical tells the story of two friends named Elphaba and Galinda?
Frozen
Wicked
Waitress
Rent
What show includes the line: "Okay everyone do the combination again, facing away from the mirror"?
West Side Story
A Chorus Line
Wicked
Funny Girl
Which actress caused a sensation when she played Fanny Brice in the 1964 musical "Funny Girl?"
Julie Andrews
Idina Menzel
Barbara Streisand
Sara Bareilles
Who is NOT a character from the musical Phantom of the Opera?
The Phantom of the Opera
Christine Daae
Carolotta Giudicelli
Madame Bouchee
Which musical features a group of drama students at New York's High School for the Performing Arts?
Heathers
Mean Girls
Bring it On
Fame
What the audience is able to see on stage.
Sight Line
Backstage
Orchestra Pit
Green Room
The ______ helps backstage and with the technical parts of a performance.
Stage Crew
Director
Choreographer
Lead Actor
______ is the final week of rehearsals leading up to a performance. The main purpose is to incorporate all the technical elements.
Tech Week
Dress Rehearsal
Preview Week
Opening Night
______ is when an actor memorizes their lines and no longer needs their script.
Off-Book
On-Stage
Rehearsal
Improv
A signal that a line or action should begin is called a ______.
Cue
Clue
Hint
Signal
______ is typically the first rehearsal of a musical when the actors and musicians come together. The German word translates to 'seated rehearsal.'
Sitzprobe
Generalprobe
Konzertprobe
Bühnenprobe
______ is when an actor is asked to read from a script or perform with little or no rehearsal.
Cold Reading
Method Acting
Improvisation
Table Read
______ is a term used in the theatre meaning, 'Good Luck!'
Break a Leg
Good Show
Happy Opening
Stage Success
______ refers to the location of actors on the stage and their specific movement.
Blocking
Staging
Choreography
Directing
What is a revival in the context of musical theatre?
A new musical that is performed for the first time on Broadway.
A musical that has already appeared on Broadway in a previous production.
A musical that is performed outside of Broadway for the first time.
A musical that is adapted from a film.
When the lights dim in a theater it means:
Unwrap your candy
Take your cellphone out
Talk to your neighbor
The show is about to begin
What was the chorus in Ancient Greek plays?
The Narrators
The Playwrights
The Actors
The Dancers
Which stage is Theatre in the Round (Arena)?
If the actor is standing in the center of the stage and travels towards the audience, which stage direction will he/she be moving towards?
