Question 1

Where does the stage manager keep all the blocking and cue notes?

Accepted Answer

A)   In their head
B)   The Record Notebook
C)   The Production Score
D)   The Script Notebook
E)   The Prompt Book E

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the people who might rehearse the actors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fight Director
B)   Musical Director
C)   Movement Director
D)   Dialect Coach
E)   Blocking Director E

Question 3

This person is the liaison between playwrights, agents and the theatre. They also write grant applications to help support play development and stage readings of new plays.

Accepted Answer

A)   The Artistic Director
B)   The Producer
C)   The Script Supervisor
D)   The Literary Manger
E)   The Associate Producer D

Question 4

The person is in charge of the overall creative vision or goal of the ensemble and is called the…

Accepted Answer

A)   Artistic Director
B)   Dramaturg
C)   Director
D)   Literary Producer
E)   Associate Producer

Question 5

What is the purpose of the ghost light?

Accepted Answer

A)   To scare the audience
B)   To increase the artistic quality of the performance
C)   Safety
D)   To cue actors to make their entrance
E)   To light the audience's way in case of a fire

Question 6

This member of the construction crew stands above all the crew chiefs and answers only to the director, the designers, and the budget office. He or she also coordinates, schedules, and engineers the technical elements of the production. Name this position.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

In the theatre "Prop" is short for…

Accepted Answer

A)   Proper
B)   Proprietors
C)   Propound
D)   Property
E)   Proposal

Question 8

Months before a play begins rehearsal the designers and directors often meet to discuss the production's look and style as well as the interpretation of the playwright's script. What is this meeting called?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

In theatre lingo a "house" is…

Accepted Answer

A)   The area above the stage
B)   The lobby
C)   The place where the audience sits
D)   The actors' warm up room
E)   The entrance to the stage

Question 10

The person who supervises all the construction crews is called…

Accepted Answer

A)   The Artistic Director
B)   The Producer
C)   The Technical Director
D)   The Overall Director
E)   The Master Carpenter

Question 11

Before they make their entrances, actors often wait…

Accepted Answer

A)   Near the loading dock
B)   In the Red Room
C)   In the Main Office
D)   In the Production Lobby
E)   In the Green Room

Question 12

The people who work backstage during a production are called…

Accepted Answer

A)   Grips
B)   Running crew
C)   Moles
D)   Men in black
E)   The unseen

Question 13

The person in charge of the ushers is called…

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Question 14

What is the primary motivation that encourages a person to be his/her most creative?

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Question 15

This member of the production crew conducts technical rehearsals, fills out rehearsal reports, authorizes the opening of the house to let the audience in, authorizes when an understudy goes on, times the length of the show, and calls for brush-up rehearsals. Name this position.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 5: A Day in the Life of a Theatre