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WorksheetsTheatre Productions Semester Exam
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 23mins
Be attentive in rehearsal. Write down all of your _______________ and notes with a _______________ so you can change it.
blocking, pencil
lines, pen
costumes, marker
props, crayon
In theatre, as actors, we never touch _______________. 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
A (a) is the person who writes the play. A play can also be called a (b) or book. If it's a musical, a (c) is the person who writes the music, and a (d) is who writes the lyrics. A musical script is called a (e) .
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
___________________________ 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
Lighting designer
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
actor
stage manager
playwright
The ______________________ work 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
Playwrights
Lead actors
Choreographers
The degree of (a) determines the (b) of the vowel sounds. A tense or tight (c) will cause (d) when you try to protect your (e) in practice or in performance.
Breath control determines the carrying (a) and (b) of your voice. It enables you to rehearse and perform over long periods of time with less (c) or (d) to your voice.
_________________ 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
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, rhythm, tempo
clarity, resonance, echo
The speed in which words are spoken is called _________.
rate
tone
timing
pause
On the stage, a half-second pause is (a) ; a full-second pause is (b) ; a two-second pause is (c) ; and a three-second pause is usually (d) !
The Meisner Technique was created to develop ______________ performances rooted in __________ both in emotion and environment.
authentic, realism
dramatic, fiction
scripted, imagination
artificial, technique
True or False: Improvisation is the practice of spontaneity which builds an actor’s adaptability to authentically react and respond in a performance.
True
False
Who is considered the Father of Modern Acting?
Konstantin Stanislavski
Stanford Meisner
Stella Adler
Anton Chekhov
Match these "Main Elements" with its developer.
Super Objective/Objective
Magic "IF"
Given Circumstance
Subtext
Emotional Memory
Repetition
Emotion
Improvisation
Imagination
Reality of Doing
Textual Analysis
Creativity
Movement
Radiating
Pyschological Gesture
Match the following
If you were in the character’s shoes what would you do, how would you react, what would be your motivations?
Magic "IF"
What are you saying and what does it mean? Actors look for the meaning behind the words they deliver.
Subtext
Analyzing your character/motivations through discovering your main goal across the entire performance and your smaller goals (per scene).
Super Objective/Objective
The actor places himself in the time & place of the story. All background info gathered through script/character analysis builds environment & perspective.
Given Circumstance
An actor’s emotions in a performance are pulled from the actor’s actual emotional experiences in their personal lives.
Emotional Memory
Match the following
Using one’s imagination to place themself onstage in their character
Creativity
Actors should be connected to their body and its energy to fully be able to be authentic onstage
Movement
Actors must be in tune to the energy on the stage and between scene partners, dialogue, and audience. This can be achieved by creating a shared consciousness.
Radiating
Based on dialogue, it mirrors the emotion/subtext of the line.
Psychological Gesture
Match the following
Use this to place yourself onstage in your character. This is over emotional memory/recall.
Imagination
All movements should stem from an actor’s objective(s), creating authentic reactions/actions onstage.
Reality of Doing
Gives actors a deeper understanding to build upon their imagination when creating onstage interactions.
Textual Analysis
Match the following
Observation repetition activity between 2 actors works to create authentic reactions based on communication and listening
Repetition
Imagined experiences are developed based on scene partners, environment, and independent character reflection in order to create an authentic performance
Emotion
The practice of spontaneity builds an actor’s adaptability to authentically react and respond in a performance
Improvisation
