Deck 5: A Day in the Life of a Theatre

Question 1

The person in charge of the ushers is called…

Answer 1

The house manager

Question 2

In theatre lingo a "house" is…

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The person who supervises all the construction crews is called…

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

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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?

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

The people who work backstage during a production are called…

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

Question 8

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.

Question 9

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.

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

Question 10

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.

Question 11

What is the purpose of the ghost light?

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 12

Before they make their entrances, actors often wait…

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 13

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

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

Question 14

In the theatre "Prop" is short for…

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

Question 15

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