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    This document provides questions and diagrams related to basic drama projects and following stage directions. It discusses stage positions, areas, crosses, and body positions. It aims to teach readers about techniques for movement and positioning on stage.

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    This document provides questions and diagrams related to basic drama projects and following stage directions. It discusses stage positions, areas, crosses, and body positions. It aims to teach readers about techniques for movement and positioning on stage.

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    Parts of A Theatre Stage Worksheet

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    This document provides questions and diagrams related to basic drama projects and following stage directions. It discusses stage positions, areas, crosses, and body positions. It aims to teach readers about techniques for movement and positioning on stage.

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    Basic Drama Projects Chapter Names: _______________

    13 Worksheet: _______________
    Following Stage Directions Date: ____________
    Period: _____
    DIRECTIONS: Respond to the following questions on this worksheet as you and your partner read chapter 13
    from our course textbook. For multiple choice questions, circle the letter of the correct answer. For longer
    response questions, use complete sentences in your answers.

    Label the following stage positions’


    abbreviations above their correct number
    on the chart to the left:

    UL DR C L R UC

    DL UR DC

    1. In chapter 13, the author states that “you must practice movement techniques until you can use them so
    effectively that”:
    a. They feel comfortable.
    b. They appear natural to the audience.
    c. They are seen as obvious technique to the audience.
    d. All of the above.

    2. Which staging area is stronger, the downstage area (or “plane”) or the upstage area?
    a. The DS area
    b. The US area
    c. They are equal
    d. I eat gluten free only. Thank you. THANK YOU!

    3. To “upstage” another actor means that the upstage actor


    a. Forces the DS actor to turn most of his/her body away from the audience
    b. Forces the DS actor to turn most of their body to face the US actor
    c. Draws most of the attention of the audience because he/she is facing the audience
    d. All of the above

    4. Which position is stronger and why, the SL or the SR position?


    a. The SL position, because people are trained to read that way
    b. The SR position, because people are trained to read that way
    c. They are both equally strong
    d. I’m generally comfortable with the living conditions in most Nicaraguan prisons.
    5. The “offstage” area is the area that is:
    a. Visible to the audience
    b. Not enclosed by the setting
    c. Where actors perform their scenes
    d. Where you’ll retire in forty-five years, depending on the economy

    Label the correct stage body positions below


    according to their numbers in the chart to the
    left.

    Full-Front: ______ ¼ Left: _______


    ¾ Right: ______ Profile Left: _______
    Profile Right: _______ ¾ Left: _______
    ¼ Right: ______ Full-Back: _______

    6. “Stage Crosses” are best described as:


    a. Movements that include small use of props
    b. Movements from one stage area to another
    c. Movements that the audience cannot see
    d. All of the above

    7. “Stage Crosses” are generally indicated in blocking notes by writing:


    a. “Cross”
    b. “C”
    c. “X”
    d. “Goat Milk/GM”

    8. While remaining silent and instructed to cross past another actor, it is generally preferred that you:
    a. Cross in front of the speaking actor
    b. Cross beneath the speaking actor
    c. Cross behind the speaking actor
    d. Imitate the other actor

    9. All things being equal, what is the audience most likely to pay attention to:
    a. An actor who is sitting
    b. An actor who is moving
    c. An actor who is speaking
    d. Whoever they wish

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