WorksheetsTheatre Arts Semester Exam
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
When the teacher or director is ____________________ , you are ____________________.
talking, listening
listening, speaking
writing, reading
reading, writing
Be attentive in rehearsal. Write down all of your ____________________ and notes with a _____________ so you can change it.
blocking, pencil
lines, pen
props, marker
costumes, crayon
If you will be late or absent, even in an ____________________, contact the ____________________ or the ____________________ .
emergency, director, stage manager
accident, producer, lead actor
meeting, assistant, choreographer
rehearsal, manager, technician
In theatre, as actors, we never touch the _______________________ . The lighting board, speakers and soundboard are expensive equipment only used by __________________________ .
technical equipment, trained technicians
props, the director
costumes, the audience
scripts, the stage manager
Before the show begins, ________________________________ and ________________________________________. Being on the phone or texting is simply rude and not appropriate in the theater. You may check it at ___________________________.
turn your phone off; put it out of sight; intermission
turn on your phone; talk loudly; the end of the show
charge your phone; play games; during the performance
take photos; record videos; anytime
Leave no ____________! Remove any _________________. Return the program to the lobby if you don’t wish to keep it.
trace; trash
food; people
books; papers
marks; notes
Theatre is __________________________ because it requires many people working ____________________ to create a performance.
collaborative; together
competitive; alone
individualistic; separately
solitary; independently
____________________ is the person who writes the play. A play can also be called a script or book. If it’s a musical, a ________________ is the person who writes the music, and a ____________________ is who writes the lyrics.
Playwright; composer; lyricist
Director; conductor; singer
Producer; arranger; poet
Actor; musician; author
The Sound ________________________ puts together the necessary sounds that the script calls for. The Sound ________________________ runs the sound levels of all the equipment that makes sound travel out to the audience area.
Designer; Engineer
Operator; Designer
Engineer; Technician
Technician; Engineer
The __________________________ designs dance and movement sequences for the stage and teaches those movements to actors to perform during a performance.
choreographer
director
set designer
costume designer
The __________________________ is an artistic and organizational employee in film, television, or theatrical production who is responsible for purchasing, acquiring, manufacturing, properly placing, and/or overseeing any props needed for a production.
prop master
set designer
costume supervisor
lighting technician
The __________________ is a person who helps with the organization and coordination of a theatrical production. This person “calls the show” and is in charge once the show opens.
stage manager
director
producer
costume designer
The __________________________’s function is to ensure the quality and completeness of the theatre production and to lead the members of the creative team into realizing their artistic vision for it.
director
stage manager
set designer
lighting technician
The _________________________ works behind the scenes to make the magic of theatre happen. Some people move scenery while others help actors change costumes. Some raise or lower set pieces from the fly system and others run lights and sound.
stage crew
directors
ushers
playwrights
The __________________________ collaborates with the other members of the design team to make sure things like lighting, set pieces, and costumes all work together. They will sometimes “build” the costumes, or they have a team of stitchers do that.
costume designer
lighting designer
set designer
director
The degree of __________________________ determines the carrying power of the __________ sounds. A tense or tight throat will cause __________________________ when you try to protect your voice in practice or in performance.
relaxation, vowel, hoarseness
tension, throat, relaxation
projection, sound, relaxation
relaxation, throat, projection
Breath control determines the __________________________ and __________________________ of your voice. It enables you to rehearse and perform over long periods of time with less strain or ____________ to your voice.
carrying power, loudness, damage
pitch, fatigue, volume
clarity, sweetness, distortion
speed, rhythm, comfort
29. The individual sound of your particular voice is called its _________________?
quality
pitch
volume
tone
30. _________________ is the vibrant tone produced when sound waves strike the chambers of the throat, head, nose, and mouth.
Resonance
Echo
Pitch
Frequency
The relative _____________ or _____________ of the voice at any given time is called pitch.
highness, lowness
softness, loudness
clarity, distortion
speed, slowness
Variety in pitch, called _________________, makes the voice musical and interesting.
inflection
intonation
modulation
resonance
34. Speaking in a _________________ results from speaking continuously on one level.
monotone
dialogue
whisper
accent
The relative _____________, _________________, or _______________ with which sound is made is called volume.
strength, force, intensity
pitch, tone, frequency
duration, tempo, rhythm
clarity, timbre, resonance
The _____________ in which words are spoken is called rate.
speed
tone
volume
pitch
Logical and dramatic _______________ demand thought and feeling on your part, or you will not have your _______________ thinking and feeling with you.
pauses, audience
pauses, actors
moments, audience
moments, actors
