Theatre
What does 'verbatim' mean?
Word for word
Who is Trisha?
Corey's mum
After Corey's death, who does Travis begin hanging around with?
His older brother and his mates.
Narragindi
What was Mr Donohe's preferred form of wheeled transportation as a young teenager?
Roller-blades.
What ancient people invented theatre, thousands of years ago?
Ancient Greeks
What uniform does Gail wear when she is first on stage?
A chemists
Scene 7 and scene 8 are the turing point of the play. What two events (100 points for each correct answer) occur that dramatically shift the mood and storyline of the play?
Scene 7 - the skaters receivthe funding for the skate park (but still need council approval).
Scene 8 - Corey is tragically killed.
Deniliquin
In which decade of the 1900s was skateboarding believed to have been invented?
1950s
What is the name for a group of characters that comment on and explain the plot of the play?
The Chorus
Who says (in Scene 12) "You lot straight-out hate kids. They way you go on, you'd think every kid was a thug and a criminal...What you want is to put all the kids - well, the boys - put all the boys in an underground bunker when they hot twelve and not let them out till they turn eighteen, ready to be workers and members of the RSL."?
Gail (p59)
After Corey's death, who was "the only person who even talked about fighting for the skatepark"?
Lauren (p55)
Other than the streets out the front of the town hall, name three (100 points for each correct location) other places where thwe play is set?
- Zac's house
- The police station
- Glenthorpe Park skate park
- Narra High School
- The church (after Corey's funeral)
What year did Skateboarding make its first appearance as an Olympic sport
a) London 2012
b) Brazil 2016
c) Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
Scene 14 does not feature any spoken dialogue.
a) what happens in this scene? (200 points)
b) What dramatic technique is this called? (200 points)
Zac is at the skatepark at night and sees the ghost of Corey skating alone.
Mime.
What are JT, Triavis, Riley and Mitchell arguing about in the opening lines of the play?
When "the whole thing started".
In scene 16, who won the skate competition?
"The winner was this little guy from Wiley Creek" p75
What words are written on the plaque that Lauren and Zac put up without council permission?
"In memory of our mate Corey Matthews.
1987-2002."
Which well-known skater is famous for not being recognised, even when he tells people his name?
Tony Hawk
What is the biggest technical challenge of performing a play like Skate?
Building the set that "turned into a half-pipe skateramp by the last scene."
Who says, in scene 9, "It's bad enough people in Narra never did anything to help Corey when he was alive, but now he's dead thay pour mud all over him and tear down who he really was."?
Zac (p52)
The story follows a group of teenagers who are trying to build a skatepark. Name three themes that are explored in the play?
- growing up
- belonging
- grief
- friendship
- any other ideas (teacher discretion)
After the play first opened in Sydney it was taken on a tour of regional NSW in 2003.
The last performance of the tour was in a high school hall in which rural NSW town?
Finley
The son of the Pro-skater Tony Hawk recently married the daughter of this famous grunge rock singer.
Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain