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Theatre Roles and Responsibilities Worksheet

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most powerful person in a theatre is the _____________.

a)

Producer

b)

Actor

c)

Director

d)

Playwright

2.

The most important thing about really good directors is that they are all very good _____________.

a)

Collaborators

b)

Singers

c)

Painters

d)

Programmers

3.

Directors _____________.

a)

Have no legal obligations

b)

Are not responsible for company affairs

c)

Cannot be removed from office

d)

All of the above

4.

Producers have to be _____________.

a)

Day dreamers

b)

Bystanders

c)

Complainers

d)

Problem solvers

5.

The person who is totally responsible for monetary matters is the _____________.

a)

Scriptwriter

b)

Producer

c)

Director

d)

D. Cameraman

6.

The director does NOT usually work directly with the _____________.

a)

Audience

b)

Actors

c)

Designers

d)

Stage Manager

7.

In most school theatre productions, who is primarily responsible for organizing and overseeing the show?

a)

Parents

b)

Students

c)

Custodians

d)

Teachers

8.

Who is primarily responsible for overseeing the artistic vision of a film?

a)

Cinematographer

b)

Producer

c)

Director

d)

Editor

9.

The ________________ is responsible for any live music in a show.

a)

Conductor

b)

Music Director

c)

Vocal Coach

d)

Stage Manager

10.

The ________________ works with the singers in a musical.

a)

Conductor

b)

Music Director

c)

Vocal Coach

d)

Sound Technician

11.

The ________________ is in charge of all the musicians during a musical.

a)

Conductor

b)

Music Director

c)

Vocal Coach

d)

Choreographer

12.

The ________________ is responsible for making up all the dances for the performers.

a)

Conductor

b)

Music Director

c)

Vocal Coach

d)

Choreographer

13.

The ________________ is responsible for keeping the production within budget, spending money, and bringing money in through various means, such as ticket sales and advertisements in programs.

a)

Producer

b)

Business Manager

c)

Accountants

d)

Collaborators

14.

The ________________ of a play are responsible for conferring with the director to get the physical environment on-stage to work with the director's concept of the play.

a)

Producers

b)

Business Managers

c)

Accountants

d)

Designers

15.

The ________________ oversees all the technical crews during the preparation period. He or she is responsible for getting everything finished on time, and within the budget allotted.

a)

Producer

b)

Stage Manager

c)

Tech Director

d)

Director

16.

The ________________ are responsible for anything that looks permanent to the audience.

a)

Carpenters

b)

Props Crews

c)

Electricians

d)

Costumers

17.

The ________________ are responsible for anything to do with light on the stage.

a)

Carpenters

b)

Props Crews

c)

Electricians

d)

Costumers

18.

________________ are items that look movable that are on stage when the lights come up.

a)

Costumes

b)

Hand Props

c)

Sets

d)

Set Props

19.

________________ are anything an actor brings onstage with him or her.

a)

Costumes

b)

Hand Props

c)

Sets

d)

Set Props

20.

The sounds of a car door slamming, the car engine starting, and the car driving away are ________________.

a)

Sound Effects

b)

Hand Props

c)

Sound Reinforcement

d)

Set Props

21.

In large theatres, when actors need to be miked for the audience to hear them, the sound crew is responsible for ________________.

a)

Sound Effects

b)

Hand Props

c)

Sound Reinforcement

d)

Set Props

22.

The ______________ crew is responsible for anything an actor wears on stage.

a)

Set

b)

Props

c)

Make-up

d)

Costume

23.

If an actor enters carrying a coat over his arm, the coat would be a ________________.

a)

Costume

b)

Hand Prop

c)

Set

d)

Set Prop

24.

If the same actor enters wearing the same coat, the coat would be a ________________.

a)

Costume

b)

Hand Prop

c)

Set

d)

Set Prop

25.

If the same coat is hanging on a coat rack, it is a _________________ .

a)

Costume

b)

Hand Prop

c)

Set

d)

Set Prop

26.

The ________________ crew is responsible for anything an actor applies to his/her skin or hair.

a)

Make-up

b)

Props

c)

Sound

d)

Costume

27.

When technical rehearsals start, the ________________ takes over the run of the show.

a)

Producer

b)

Stage Manager

c)

Tech Director

d)

Director

28.

A ________________ is a rehearsal without the actors present which gives the tech crews time to rehearse their jobs.

a)

Performance

b)

Wet Tech

c)

Load-in

d)

Dry Tech

29.

________________ rehearsals are "stop and go" rehearsals where the work of actors and technicians are brought together for the first time.

a)

Performance

b)

Wet Tech

c)

Load-in

d)

Dry Tech

30.

The people who run the light board during a show are called the ________________.

a)

Master Electricians

b)

Light Ops

c)

Electricians

d)

Spot Ops

31.

The person who runs a follow spot is called a ________________.

a)

Master Electricians

b)

Light Op

c)

Electricians

d)

Spot Op

32.

Whenever scenery moves on or off stage horizontally from the wings, or offstage areas, this is the responsibility of the ________________.

a)

Carpenters

b)

Deck Crew

c)

Props Crew

d)

Fly Person

33.

If scenery moves in and out from above the stage, that is the responsibility of the _________

a)

Carpenters

b)

Deck Crew

c)

Props Crew

d)

Fly Person

34.

________ control the sound reinforcement and sound effects during a show from the mix position in the auditorium.

a)

Master Electricians

b)

Sound Ops

c)

Electricians

d)

DJ's

35.

The ________ makes sure all the hand props are laid out on a table in labeled areas.

a)

Actors

b)

Deck Crew

c)

Props Crew

d)

Fly Person

36.

It is the ________ responsibility to pick up and return hand props.

a)

Actor's

b)

Deck Crew's

c)

Props Crew's

d)

Stage Manager's

37.

It is the ________ responsibility to make sure all set props are in position on stage before the audience arrives.

a)

Actor's

b)

Deck Crew's

c)

Props Crew's

d)

Stage Manager's

38.

The ________ help performers into their costumes and make sure everything looks good.

a)

Other Actors

b)

Deck Crew

c)

Props Crew

d)

Dressers

39.

________ crew members help the actors with anything they put on their skin or hair.

a)

Costume

b)

Make-up

c)

Dressers

d)

Props

40.

If a live production is like a living being, the ________ is the brain that tells all the other parts what to do while the play is being performed.

a)

Producer

b)

Stage Manager

c)

Tech Director

d)

Director

41.

The place where the audience sits during a play is called the _____________.

a)

Lobby

b)

Auditorium

c)

Green Room

d)

Stage

42.

The Edison has seating in the ____________ and in the ____________ above.

a)

Orchestra and Balcony

b)

Balcony and Wings

c)

Lobby and Balcony

d)

Pit and Balcony

43.

At the very back of the auditorium is the _____________________________. This is where the sound technicians run all the sound effects and sound reinforcement during a show.

a)

DJ Booth

b)

Control Booth

c)

Stage Manager’s Desk

d)

Sound Mix Position

44.

One flight up, behind the balcony, is the ____________, where the lighting technicians control the lights, and the stage manager calls the cues for the show over intercom.

a)

DJ Booth

b)

Control Booth

c)

Stage Manager’s Desk

d)

Sound Mix Position

45.

The ____________ is the lighting position over the audience’s heads.

a)

FOH

b)

Electric

c)

Alcove

d)

FHA

46.

The lighting position on the side of the proscenium is called the ____________.

a)

FOH

b)

Electric

c)

Alcove

d)

FHA

47.

During a musical, the orchestra usually sits in the ____________.

a)

Wings

b)

Backstage

c)

Pit

d)

Lobby

48.

The stage opening is called the ___________________________.

a)

Parenski

b)

Presidio

c)

Thrust

d)

Proscenium

49.

________________________ is a huge curtain made of fire resistant material that quickly seals off the entire proscenium opening in case of a fire onstage.

a)

Fire Curtain

b)

Grand Drape

c)

Act Curtain

d)

Scrim

50.

The curtain that closes off almost the entire stage is called the _________________.

a)

Grand Teaser

b)

Grand Drape

c)

Act Curtain

d)

Cyc

51.

The area between the main curtain and the orchestra pit is called the _________.

a)

Wings

b)

Apron

c)

Stage

d)

Fly Loft

52.

A large open space with pipes, curtains, and lighting instruments hanging in the air is called the _________________.

a)

Wings

b)

Apron

c)

Stage

d)

Fly Loft

53.

The lighting positions over the stage are called the ________________________.

a)

FOH

b)

Alcoves

c)

Electrics

d)

Floor Pockets

54.

Pipes that can be lowered and raised, and are used to hang scenery in the air until it is needed are called ________________________.

a)

Drops

b)

Tormentors

c)

Teasers

d)

Battens

55.

The ________________________ is a series of weights, pipes and ropes used to hang and fly scenery, curtains, and electrics in and out of sight of the audience.

a)

Drop

b)

Counterweight System

c)

Alcove

d)

Batten

56.

Anyone using #15 needs to be trained by a _____________________________.

a)

Stagehand

b)

Director

c)

Certified Rigger

d)

Fellow Student

57.

The curtain just upstage from the main curtain, that hides things hanging over the stage is the _____________________________.

a)

Backdrop

b)

Cyc

c)

Grand Drape

d)

Tormentor

58.

The curtains that hide the upstage fly space from the audience are called _____________________________.

a)

Teasers

b)

Cycs

c)

Grand Drapes

d)

Tormentors

59.

The off-stage area where scenery can be stored is called the _____________________________ area.

a)

Wing

b)

Call Board

c)

Green Room

d)

Tormentor

60.

_____________________________ hide the offstage areas from the audience.

a)

Teasers

b)

Legs

c)

Grand Drapes

d)

Travellers

61.

The first set of legs are called the _____________________________.

a)

Teasers

b)

Legs

c)

Grand Drapes

d)

Tormentors

62.

Curtains that can close off part of the stage from the audience’s view are called _____________.

a)

Scrims

b)

Travelers

c)

Cyc

d)

Backdrop

63.

A _____________________________ is a large canvas background that is the last curtain that is often white so it can be turned different colors just by shining different colors of light on it.

a)

Scrim

b)

Traveler

c)

Cyc

d)

Backdrop

64.

A large piece of fabric, painted to resemble something or some place, is called a _______.

a)

Scrim

b)

Traveler

c)

Cyc

d)

Backdrop

65.

A specialty curtain that is made of a see-through material that looks solid when lit from the front... and transparent when lit from the rear is called a _______________.

a)

Scrim

b)

Traveler

c)

Cyc

d)

Backdrop

66.

Anything electrical that is used close to floor level is plugged into ____________.

a)

FOH

b)

Alcoves

c)

Electrics

d)

Floor Pockets

67.

Rehearsal schedules, tech schedules, sign-up sheets, and all theater related messages are posted on the ____________.

a)

Call Board

b)

Lobby Door

c)

Scene Shop

d)

Green Room

68.

The ____________ is where the carpenters build the sets, and the scenic artists paint them.

a)

Call Board

b)

Lobby Door

c)

Scene Shop

d)

Green Room

69.

The ____________ is where the actors hang out when they're not on-stage for an extended time.

a)

Costume Shop

b)

Costume Shop

c)

Scene Shop

d)

Green Room

70.

The ____________ is where the actors change clothes, do make-up, and get ready to perform.

a)

Dressing Room

b)

Costume Shop

c)

Scene Shop

d)

Green Room