Basic Info Quiz

Question 1

Stage directions

Answer 1

USR
USC
USL
SR
CS
SL
DSR
DSC
DSL

Question 2

In

Answer 2

Towards the center line

Question 3

Out

Answer 3

Away from the center line

Question 4

Actor shorthand

Answer 4

Abbreviated blocking

Question 5

Full front

Answer 5

The whole body is facing the house and it’s the most assessable

Question 6

Full back

Answer 6

Least assessable and has back to house

Question 7

Quarter stance

Answer 7

Best stance for conversing on stage

Question 8

Three quarter stance

Answer 8

Backwards quarter

Question 9

Profile

Answer 9

One side is showing

Question 10

Offstage

Answer 10

Out of view from the house

Question 11

Onstage

Answer 11

In houses view

Question 12

Backstage

Answer 12

Behind the major scenery( green room)

Question 13

House

Answer 13

Audience

Question 14

Give focus

Answer 14

Making someone else more assessable

Question 15

Take focus

Answer 15

Giving more assesablity to yourself

Question 16

Sharing a scene

Answer 16

When actors on the same plane and open to the same degree

Question 17

Upstaging

Answer 17

Taking focus when it’s not appropriate

Question 18

Ways to take focus

Answer 18

Move downstage
Turing downstage
When gesturing, use upstage arm
When braking, Neal downstage

Question 19

Drama

Answer 19

Literature plays that we study

Question 20

Theater

Answer 20

Building

Question 21

Theatre

Answer 21

Art that existents to realize drama

Question 22

Most accessible places on stage

Answer 22

Down stage center, down right, down left

Question 23

Apron

Answer 23

Closet to the stage

Question 24

Wings

Answer 24

Offstage left and right

Question 25

Aside

Answer 25

A lien spoken that is not meant for other characters to hear

Question 26

As-lib

Answer 26

A line spoken on stage that isn’t in the text

Question 27

Cross

Answer 27

To move from one place to another on stage

Question 28

Counter cross

Answer 28

A movement on stage in response to another actors movement

Question 29

Que

Answer 29

A signal for something to happen

Question 30

Props

Answer 30

Items or anything an actor uses on stage

Question 31

Proscenium stage

Answer 31

A picture frame for stage

Question 32

Proscenium arch

Answer 32

Arch that block lights from the house

Question 33

Thrust stage

Answer 33

Audience is on three sides

Question 34

Area a stage

Answer 34

Theatre in the round | Audience on 4 sides