Transcript High School Theatre Arts Assessment

High School
Theatre Arts Assessment
May 2011
1. Audience control prior to a performance is
the responsibility of the
a) Box office manager
b) House manager
c) Director
d) Usher
2. Of the following, who is the LEAST likely to be
included in the house management staff?
A) The Reservationist
B) The Publicist
C) The Stage Director
D) The Box Office Manager
3. All of the following refer to types of stage sets
EXCEPT:
A) Cutaway
B) Unit
C) Box
D) Spike
4. Which aspect of an actor’s voice is most
relevant when he or she is performing in a large
auditorium?
A) Resonance
B) Timbre
C) Pitch
D) Projection
A
D
B
C
5. Examine the flow chart above. Match the letters in red to the appropriate job titles below. Enter the correct
letter next to the matching job title.
1. ___ House Manager
2. ___ Stage Manager
3. ___ Technical Director
4. ___ Director
B
C
D
A
6. Match the locations identified above with the stage positions below.
1. ___ Downstage Center
2. ___ Upstage Right
3. ___ Center Left
4. ___ Upstage Center
7. Identify what the stage terms listed below refer to by locating them in the picture above. Enter the letter that
points to the correct location next to the matching stage term.
1. ___ Back Wall: opposite the proscenium opening; can be used for background
2. ___ Apron: narrow acting area between front edge of stage and the front curtain
3. ___ Act Curtain: masks the audience from the stage
4. ___ Back Drop: A canvas curtain, usually painted, that forms part of the scenery
A
B
D
C
E
8. Match the five body positions pictured above with the terms below. Enter the letter above each body position
with the correct term naming the body position below.
1. ___ Three Quarter Left
2. ___ Full Front
3. ___ Profile Left
4. ___ Full Back
9. Examine the stage directions above. Each actor is identified with a letter (A, B, C). What action does Actor A
perform after Actor C exits UC?
1. ___ Stage Business
2. ___ Burlesque
3. ___ Cross
4. ___ Counter Cross
10. Examine the stage directions above. What action is illustrated in this diagram?
1. ___ Blocking
2. ___ Burlesque
3. ___ Cross
4. ___ Counter Cross
11. Examine the theatre artifacts pictured above. From the list below, choose the theatrical job most likely to be
associated with such artifacts.
1. ___ Stage Manager
2. ___ Set Designer
3. ___ Director
4. ___ Prop-Master
12. Examine the theatre artifact pictured above. From the list below, choose the theatrical job most likely to be
associated with such an artifact.
1. ___ Stage Manager
2. ___ Sound Designer
3. ___ Director
4. ___ House Manager
13. Make-up Designers use both straight
make-up and character make-up. Which of
the following is best used for character
makeup? Choose the THREE best answers.
Putty Wax
Rouge
Foundation
Spirit Gum
Liners
Liquid Latex
14. Costume designers use a chart that
keeps track of what needs to be pulled from
stock, rented, borrowed, bought, or built.
This chart is called:
1. ___ Acquisitions List
2. ___ Costume Parade
3. ___ Costume Plot
4. ___ Measurement Card
C
B
A
D
15. Examine the illustration above. Match the letter in red with the corresponding plot element or description
from the list below.
1. ___ Resolution
2. ___ Set Up
3. ___ Rising Action
4. ___ Inciting Incident
16. Which of the following is NOT a guideline for successful improv?
A. Do your best to add to the improvisation. If you don’t, your partners will have to pick up the slack.
B. No matter how whacky things get, try to create some kind of reality within your improvisation.
C. Take your time. Don’t rush through moments. Create each one fully.
D. Breaking character is OK; making personal comments or denying the reality presented by your partners will not
hurt the improv.
17. Which of the following is NOT a guideline for successful improv?
A. Do your best to add to the improvisation. If you don’t, your partners will have to pick up the slack.
B. No matter how whacky things get, try to create some kind of reality within your improvisation.
C. Take your time. Don’t rush through moments. Create each one fully.
D. Breaking character is OK; making personal comments or denying the reality presented by your partners will not
hurt the improv.
An ensemble is a set of actors who:
A. Compete for work
B. Write a scenario
C. Work together
D. Compose dialogue
18. The ability to move onstage naturally without thinking about it, so that it appears
effortless to the audience, is based on:
A. Cheating Out
B. Stage Business
C. Muscle Memory
D. Inflection
19. An effective voice must have flexibility, strength, and:
A. High Pitch
B. Speed
C. Muscle Memory
D. Volume
20. The key to vocal projection is:
A. Shouting
B. Opening the mouth as widely as possible
C. Breathing from the diaphragm
D. Improvisation
21. Solve each riddle by using choosing one of the following job titles as the best
answer.
A. Props Crew
B. Dramaturg
D. Sound Designer E. Lighting Crew
C. Producer
F. Set Designer
A. I’m priceless because I know about money issues:
B. I have to know all about sets—and I don’t mean TV sets:
C. When it comes to plays, I’m the critic before the fact:
D. If you can’t hear the actors, I haven’t done my job:
E. People who enjoy seeing a play could never do without us:
F. We love to see things in their proper places: