Famous Theater
Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?
A) Charles Dickens
B) William Shakespeare
C) Mark Twain
D) Jane Austen
B) William Shakespeare
In The Phantom of the Opera, where does the Phantom live?
A) In a castle
B) In an opera house
C) In a forest
D) In a mansion
B) In an opera house
What is the area of the stage closest to the audience called?
A) Downstage
B) Upstage
C) Center Stage
D) Backstage
A) Downstage
What does an actor mean when they say "break a leg"?
A) They hope to have a great performance
B) They want to avoid injury
C) They forgot their lines
D) They are asking for help
A) They hope to have a great performance
What is the term for the main character in a play?
A) Antagonist
B) Sidekick
C) Protagonist
D) Narrator
C) Protagonist
Which Broadway musical is about a nanny who can fly with an umbrella?
A) Annie
B) The Sound of Music
C) Mary Poppins
D) Beauty and the Beast
C) Mary Poppins
What is the name of the schoolteacher who falls in love with a widowed naval captain in The Sound of Music?
A) Maria
B) Eliza
C) Dorothy
D) Belle
A) Maria
What is the side area of the stage, out of view from the audience, called?
A) Apron
B) Fly Loft
C) Wings
D) Pit
C) Wings
What is a "cue" in theater?
A) A long speech by one actor
B) A lighting or sound change
C) A signal for an actor or technician to do something
D) The final scene of a play
C) A signal for an actor or technician to do something
What is the term for the first performance of a play in front of an audience?
A) Closing Night
B) Premiere
C) Matinee
D) Call Time
B) Premiere
In Shakespeare’s "Hamlet," what is the famous question the title character asks?
A) “Is this a dagger which I see before me?”
B) “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
C) “To be or not to be, that is the question.”
D) “Et tu, Brute?”
C) "To be or not to be, that is the question."
Which 1960s musical is set in a colorful, quirky flower shop and features the song "Suddenly, Seymour"?
A) Little Shop of Horrors
B) Hair
C) The Producers
D) Mamma Mia!
A) Little Shop of Horrors
What is the name for the curtain that separates the stage from the audience?
A) The Grand Drape
B) The Backdrop
C) The Scrim
D) The Cyclorama
A) The Grand Drape
What is the name of a short pause in dialogue to allow for laughter or applause?
A) Beat
B) Hold
C) Break
D) Cut
B) Hold
What is the term for a conversation between two or more characters in a play?
A) Monologue
B) Soliloquy
C) Dialogue
D) Aside
C) Dialogue
Which of these plays is about a girl who keeps a diary while hiding during World War II?
A) The Diary of Anne Frank
B) Little Women
C) Matilda
D) Annie
A) The Diary of Anne Frank
Which play by Tennessee Williams features the characters Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski?
A) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
B) A Streetcar Named Desire
C) The Glass Menagerie
D) Long Day’s Journey Into Night
B) A Streetcar Named Desire
If an actor is told to "cross downstage," what should they do?
A) Move toward the audience
B) Move toward the back of the stage
C) Exit the stage
D) Turn in a circle
A) Move toward the audience
What is the term for an actor unintentionally stepping in front of another actor, blocking them from view?
A) Masking
B) Crossing
C) Upstaging
D) Staging
C) Upstaging
What is the term for a long speech given by one actor alone on stage?
A) Dialogue
B) Soliloquy
C) Aside
D) Prologue
B) Soliloquy
Which Shakespearean play features three witches and the famous line “Double, double, toil and trouble”?
A) Hamlet
B) Othello
C) Macbeth
D) King Lear
C) Macbeth
What classic play by William Shakespeare features the characters of Puck and Bottom?
A) Hamlet
B) Macbeth
C) A Midsummer Night’s Dream
D) Romeo and Juliet
C) A Midsummer Night’s Dream
What do you call the lighting control panel in a theater?
A) Dimmer Board
B) Cue Sheet
C) Fly System
D) Soundboard
D) Soundboard
What does "deadpan" mean in theater?
A) An exaggerated facial expression
B) Delivering lines with no emotion or expression
C) A quick costume change
D) A moment of silence in a play
B) Delivering lines with no emotion or expression
If an actor “breaks character,” what does that mean?
A) They forget their lines
B) They step out of their role and react as themselves
C) They get injured during a performance
D) They miss their entrance cue
B) They step out of their role and react as themselves