Student
name:
TRINITY COLLEGE
Teacher:
Mrs Pinchbeck
Subject:
Year 7 Drama
Task:
Stagecraft Test
Due Date:
Percentage of Semester Grade: 25%
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Year 7 Drama – Stagecraft Test
DRAMA
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1. Explain the difference between an actor being ‘onstage’ and offstage’
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(2 marks)
2. What are the ‘wings’ in a theatre used for?
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(2 marks)
3. Where abouts is the ‘apron’ on a stage?
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(1 mark)
4. Which type of stage has no backstage area?
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(1 mark)
5. Which type of stage has an audience on three sides?
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(1 mark)
6. Which type of stage is sometimes referred to as a ‘picture frame stage’?
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(1 mark)
7. Which type of stage is like a runway / catwalk?
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(1 mark)
8. What is another name for a stage people refer to as ‘theatre in the round’?
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(1 mark)
9. Explain what ‘sightlines’ are in the theatre.
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(1 mark)
10. Using the stage diagram below, draw the following items to show your
understanding of the positions on a stage:
Draw:
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a Table Down Stage Left
a Person Centre Right
a dog Downstage Right
A house Upstage Centre
A tree between Upstage Centre and Upstage Left
AUDIENCE
(5 marks)
11. Draw a line to show the stage sections an individua would walk through if
given the following stage directions:
a) Enter Upstage right, cross centre stage, exit down stage left
Audience
(3 marks)
b) Enter Centre stage left, cross upstage centre, exit centre stage right
c)
Audience
(3 marks)
d) Enter downstage right, cross down stage centre, exit downstage left
e)
Audience
(3 marks)
f) Enter upstage left, cross centre stage left, exit downstage left
g)
Audience
(3 marks)
h) Enter backstage right, cross centre stage right, cross downstage centre,
cross centre stage, exit centre stage left
i)
Audience
(5 marks)
12. What is the strongest stage position?
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(1 mark)
13. What is the weakest stage position?
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(1 mark)
14. Explain the difference between and open body position and a closed body
position on stage.
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(2 marks)
15. Explain what is meant by the term ‘upstaging’, giving an example to illustrate
your answer.
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(2 marks)
16. Identify three different ways an actor can be ‘blocking’ on stage
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(3 marks)
17. Label the following body positions an actor can use on a stage:
AUDIENCE
(8 marks)
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