Areas of the Stage
Body Positions
Stage Parts
Comedies and Tragedies
Stages
100
What is the area of the stage where you are in the middle?
Center Stage.
100
If you are facing front toward the audience, what body position are you in?
Full Front.
100
The legs are located at...
The edge of both sides of the stage.
100
What is the medieval narrative the ends happily?
Comedy.
100
What is the only stage to be in the shape of a semi-circle?
Thrust.
200
What is the very front part of the stage?
Downstage.
200
What body position would you use to give a character your undivided attention while facing them?
Profile.
200
What is the grand drape used for?
To close the acting area from the audience.
200
What is the definition of a tragedy?
Tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character.
200
What is the most common stage used in theatre?
The proscenium stage.
300
Where is upstage?
300
What are body positions?
The angle at which an actor(s) is set on stage during a given production.
300
Where is the grand drape located?
Hangs off the front of the stage.
300
What play never has a happy ending?
Tragedy.
300
What is a thrust stage?
A thrust stage is one that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by its upstage end.
400
Where is the area of the stage where you are on the left side of the stage?
Stage Left.
400
What is the body position where you have your back to the audience?
Full back.
400
What are the legs of the stage?
The side curtains that are narrow and tall.
400
Explain what a comedy is.
Comedy is a genre of dramatic performance having a light or humorous tone that depicts amusing incidents and in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity.
400
What is the circular stage with the audience around it?
Round/Area.
500
Why is it called upstage and downstage?
Back in the day, the stage was slanted so the back was called upstage, and the front was called downstage.
500
When you are slightly turned to the right of left, what body position are you in?
1/4th right or left.
500
The most common light used in theatre is...
A spotlight.
500
What is the difference between a comedy and a tragedy?
Comedy is a humorous story with a happy ending while a tragedy is a serious story with a sad ending.
500
What is a proscenium stage?
The frame or arch separating the stage from the auditorium, through which the action of a play is viewed.