Theatre – Types of Play – Exercise

Theatre – Types of Play – Exercise

Words: musical, farce, comedy, fringe theatre, pantomime, tragicomedy and nativity play.

A funny play for the theatre based on ridiculous and unlikely situations and events - _____

A play in which part or all of the story is told using songs and often dancing - _____

A play that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending - _____

Plays, often by new writers, that are unusual and question the way people think - ____

A type of play with music, dancing and jokes, that is often based on a fairy tale - _____

A play that is both funny and sad - _____

A play about the birth of Jesus Christ, usually performed by children at Christmas - _____

Theatre – Producing a Play - Exercise

Words: stagecraft, takings, casting, read-through, first night, playbill and stage direction.

A theatre program - _____

A note in the text of a play giving instructions to the actors - _____

The amount of money that a theatre receives from selling tickets over a particular period of time - _____

The first public performance of a play - _____

Skill in presenting plays in a theatre - _____

An occasion when the words of a play are spoken by actors, before they begin practicing acting it - _____

The process of choosing actors for a play or film/movie - _____

Theatre – In the Theatre 1 - Exercise

Words: footlights, front-of-house, scenery, wings, curtain, balcony and orchestra pit.

A row of lights along the front of the stage in a theatre - _____

A piece of thick, heavy cloth that hangs in front of the stage in the theatre - _____

The painted background that is used to represent natural features or buildings on a theatre stage -

_____

The place in a theatre just in front of the stage where the orchestra sits - _____

An area of seats upstairs in a theatre - _____

The area at either side of the stage that cannot be seen by the audience - _____

The parts of a theatre that are used by the audience - _____

Theatre – In the Theatre 2 - Exercise

Words: box-office, backstage, stage, balcony, foyer, curtain and set.

There was tremendous applause when the _____ came down.

The play has been a tremendous _____ success.

There were more than 50 people on _____ in one scene.

Programs are on sale in the theatre _____.

We had seats in the _____.

After the show, we were invited to go _____ to meet the cast.

He designed the _____ and costumes for their latest production.