Stage directions are ...

Instructions from the author on how a play should be staged

A read through is ...

A meeting with all of the cast to read through the script

During a play where the natural flow of time is disrupted

Pronouncing a word to stress its meaning

Dramatic tension is ...

Where the audience feel a heightened sense of anticipation

The plot at the start of the play that provides background

Dramatic irony is ...

Where the audience knows more about a situation

A stock character is ...

A role with set traits that must be used in types of play

The way in which an actor walks

How words are spoken to demonstrate the meaning behind them

Arranging moves to be made by the actors during the play

The opposition to the protagonist in the piece

The quality or style of speaking of a character

A facial expression is

The emotion of the character shown through an actors face

A silence used for dramatic effect

In costume blacks refer to ...

Black clothing worn by the stage management

A scripted conversation between specifically two characters

A short speech before the main action of the play

Lines spoken by the actor to the audience exclusively

The general name for the costume department

The basic story thread running through a performance

The way that the piece of drama is put together

The speed of the action and/or dialogue by an actor

A form of theatre where actors faces are covered by masks

A scene which follows the main action of the play

The significant moment in the plot of the play

Products applied to the face or body of an actor

A group representing an element in the drama

the force or energy put into the voice

The idea that there are other meanings beneath the surface

The movement which communicate attitudes or emotions

A comic scene in an otherwise straight-faced play

When an actor starts laughing uncontrollably

A role that has set characteristics

The leading character in the play who fights the antagonist

Which of the following isn't a type of Ad lib

When actors laugh during a production

The way in which an actor stands

The master copy of the script or score

Lines delivered on stage as if being said to themselves

The text of an opera or other long musical pieces

The feeling created by an ensemble during a performance

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1
Stage directions are ...
The prompts for the lighting team
The directions used for the set design
How an actor moves about the stage
Instructions from the author on how a play should be staged
2
A read through is ...
The first time blocking the piece
Where a director analyses the reviews of a critic
Where an actor solely reads the role they are playing
A meeting with all of the cast to read through the script
3
A Flashback is ...
During a play where the natural flow of time is disrupted
A lighting term to describe a sudden flash of white light
A jump in physical theatre where an actor is pushed backward
When a character explains a memory
4
Status is ...
How high an actor is
The power that a character has
The hierarchy within the drama company
The role of a character in the piece
5
Ad lib is...
A type of improvisation
Additional lines added to the piece by the director
An added sound effect
A sound in the background
6
A scene is ...
A conversation between multiple actors
An extract from a play
The term for a short play/sketch
A subdivision of a play
7
Inflection is ...
The change in pitch of an actors voice
Pronouncing a word to stress its meaning
The effect of reflecting the ceiling on the stage floor
When actors mirror each others movements
8
Dramatic tension is ...
A long pause for no clear reason
A warm up game of tug of war
Where the audience feel a heightened sense of anticipation
The relationship between the antagonist and protagonist
9
Exposition is ...
Switching between the first and second cast
The positioning of actors onstage
The old character that an actor played before switching role
The plot at the start of the play that provides background
10
Dramatic irony is ...
Where a piece plays on irony
A type of comedic monologue
A type of genre
Where the audience knows more about a situation
11
A stock character is ...
A character with no lines
The official term from an extra
A role with set traits that must be used in types of play
The base model that a character is built on
12
Gait is ...
A type of prop
An element of the set design often used in plays on a farm
The way in which an actor walks
The way in which an actor stands
13
Tone is ...
The pitch of the actors voice
The mood of a piece
How words are spoken to demonstrate the meaning behind them
The speed of the delivery of lines
14
Blocking is...
When the audience can't see an actor
Arranging moves to be made by the actors during the play
A form of spotlight
Using blocks to represent other props
15
An antagonist is ...
The hero of the piece
The opposition to the protagonist in the piece
The opposite to a decagonist
Someone who annoys/winds up other members of the cast
16
Diction is ...
The range of vocabulary used by the playwright
The quality or style of speaking of a character
Where a director dictates the actors
The book used to look up words
17
A facial expression is
The emotion of the character shown through an actors face
An exaggerated movement used in comedies and kids plays
A warm up techniques used to stretch the face muscles
Where actors communicate without speaking
18
A pause is ...
When an actor falls ill or injures themselves during a piece
A silence used for dramatic effect
When the piece goes wrong and cannot be recovered
The term for an interval
19
A subplot is ...
A plot designed to distract away from the original plot
A plot with a shocking twist at the end
The primary plot of the piece
The secondary plot in a story
20
In costume blacks refer to ...
The clothes worn by actors under their costume
When the director cant think of a costume design
The colour of socks that actors should wear
Black clothing worn by the stage management
21
A duologue is ...
Where one character has two monologues
Where one actor plays two parts
A play for two characters
A scripted conversation between specifically two characters
22
A prologue is ...
A speech split up between multiple actors
The speech given by the director before opening night
A short speech before the main action of the play
The text of the narrator
23
Aside is ....
The collective term for stage left and stage right
Lines spoken by the actor to the audience exclusively
What happens off stage
When the leads fight and the audience have to chose a side
24
A wardrobe is...
The term used when actors play furniture
The genre for a conflict piece
Something you buy in Ikea
The general name for the costume department
25
Plot is ...
The basic story thread running through a performance
The progression of tension in the piece
A piece that lasts longer than two acts
The lines that the actors say
26
Structure is ...
The plan for rehearsal and performance days
The way that the piece of drama is put together
The ranking of characters within a piece
The location of intervals within the piece
27
Pace is ...
The speed of the action and/or dialogue by an actor
How long a piece is
When lines are said to quickly that people can't hear them
How long a cast have to rehearse
28
Mask is ...
A material commonly used in costumes
A form of theatre where actors faces are covered by masks
The procedure of constructing big props
Something used to make props
29
An epilogue is ...
An 'epic' genre of theatre
A scene which follows the main action of the play
A one actor play
A scene between three characters
30
A climax is ...
The ending of the play
The significant moment in the plot of the play
Where the play ends on a cliff-hanger
The death of a character
31
Make up is ...
The technical phrase for face paint
The material that the costumes are made from
Products applied to the face or body of an actor
Where two characters forgive one another
32
Dialogue is ...
A scene between two actors in a piece
Where an actor performs a speech in a play
The stage directions
The spoken text of the play
33
A chorus is ...
The choir who provide backing vocals in musicals
The actors who make up the background of a scene
The repetitive part of a song
A group representing an element in the drama
34
An example of an Anti-climax is
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35
Which of the following is a superstition in theatre
Break a leg
See a black cat
Kiss a frog
Walk under a ladder
36
Dynamics are ...
The variation in movement on stage
A change in the pace of the piece
The aspects of performance that are constantly changing
the force or energy put into the voice
37
Subtext is ...
The way a character moves about the stage
The lines said by the narrator
The idea that there are other meanings beneath the surface
The stage directions on the script
38
A script is ...
The original copy of the play
The process of setting the places for actors to be in
When the whole piece goes according to plan
The text of a musical or play
39
Body language is ...
The movement which communicate attitudes or emotions
The movement of an actor with respect to another actor
A type of sign language
Used for people hard of hearing to be able to watch the play
40
Comic relief is ...
A type of comedy
Where an actor makes a mistake during a performance
A comic scene in an otherwise straight-faced play
Where a member of the audience laughs for no apparent reason
41
Which of the following are NOT components of diction
Enunciation
Intonation
Gesture
Inflection
42
Corpsing is ...
A scene set in a cemetery
Playing a dead body
When an actor starts laughing uncontrollably
When an actor freezes on stage due to forgetting their lines
43
A stereotype is ...
The type of equipment used to play sound effects and music
When the plot of the play goes with expectations
A frowned upon way of portraying a character
A role that has set characteristics
44
A protagonist is ...
A play with a message to modern society
The rival group to the lead
The supporting characters of the lead
The leading character in the play who fights the antagonist
45
Which of the following isn't a type of Ad lib
When lines are forgotten
When another actor fails to enter on cue
When actors laugh during a production
When the normal progression of the play is disturbed
46
Posture is ...
The way in which an actor stands
The volume of the lines delivered
The speed of which lines are delivered
The role of a character in the piece
47
A prompt book is ...
The master copy of the script or score
The original copy of the text
When an actor uses a book whilst acting to prompt lines
Where the director prompts lines to the actors
48
A soliloquy is ...
A speech exclusively between the character and audience
A type of monologue
A speech delivered by multiple characters
Lines delivered on stage as if being said to themselves
49
Libretto is ...
A type of Italian theatre that rebels against power
The text of an opera or other long musical pieces
The genre for silent movies
The term for when food is onstage
50
Rapport is ...
The order of the scenes posted off stage
The original sketch of the set
The feeling created by an ensemble during a performance
A review of the productions opening night
51
Which country did a chorus play a massive part in the theatre?
Greece
Italy
Russia
Spain
52
Narration is ...
A type of monologue
The text that outlines the context of the piece
A character who isn't a part of the main plot
Dialogue designed to tell the story or provide information
53
Proxemics is ...
A type of make-up treatment
The height differential of actors
The space between actors on stage
The way in which characters interact
54
Costume is ...
Clothes worn by the actors to help create the character
An actors wardrobe
Used to cover up bad acting
How expensive a ticket is
55
Characterisation is...
The art of creating a character
Writing the lines for a character
comparing characters in a text
A form of method acting
56
Accent is ...
The way in which an actor moves around the stage
The way that a character stands
A feature of voice which shows where the character is from
Where an actor is lifted upstage
57
An Act is ...
The profession of performing
The verb of acting
The first half of the production
The subdivisions between sections of the play
58
Projection is ...
Where a visual image is displayed on the set via a projector
Using voice loudly and clearly to ensure the lines are heard
The effect use to create a ghost e.g in a Christmas carol
The depth of the audience
59
A monologue is ...
A speech within a play delivered by a single actor alone
A short extract from a piece
The term for a play that only uses one actor
A scene from a play where only one actor is on stage
60
An interior monologue is ...
A monologue said on a sofa
The monologue of a designer
A stream of conscious discussion for a character
A monologue said to the other characters
61
Mime is ...
Communicating emotion, meaning or an idea without words
The type of movements by an actor
Another phrase for diction
A genre of play
62
Gesture is ...
When a character offers to do a nice thing for someone else
The way an actor walks
Body or facial movements of a character during a play
The physical instructions given by a director
63
On the book is ...
When an actor studies hard to learn their lines
When an actor reads into the context of the piece
The accounts for a production
When an actor needs to refer to the script during a scene
64
A quick change is ...
The term for the transition in a blackout
Where two actors swap parts last minute
A type of dance used in physical theatre productions
A change of costume that needs to take place quickly
65
Rising action is ...
Where the stage goes upward and replaced with a new setting
Where an actor gets lifted up by a wire
The events that build up the pace before the climax
The arm gestures of the piece
66
Genre is ...
The generation that the piece is aimed at
A way of categorizing different types of piece
A type of film
The generation that the piece is set in
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Pitch is ...
How high or low the tone of voice of an actor is
The setting used for a sport genre
The space of the stage
The intensity of a line from an actor
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Stance is ...
How an actor stands
The way in which an actor walks
The beginning of a fight scene between the hero and villain
The power that a character has in a piece
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An Anti-climax is ...
Where everything comes together at the end of the piece
The opposite to an Uncle-climax
An incomplete conclusion to the performance
Where the play lends itself to making a sequel
70
Stillness is ...
Where nothing is on stage
Using a quiet voice to create a calm atmosphere
What happens during a blackout
Where an actor plays the part of a statue
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Dressing rooms are ...
Where the costumes are thought up
Where the salad is made for lunch
The space offstage for actors to quick change
Rooms where actors change into costume and get make-up added

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