Performance and design roles overview quiz - Edexcel GCSE Drama quiz

Costume, lighting, set, sound

Acting, directing, writing, producing

Voice, movement, mime, dance

Script, props, tickets, programme

The fabric of a costume

Colour (the gel)

Pace

Silhouette

Colour, intensity, angle, fade

Fabric, condition, silhouette, period

Source, volume, timing, effect

Configuration, levels, scenery, furniture

Proscenium

Thrust

Theatre in the round

Traverse

Expensive fabric, a dark formal silhouette and immaculate condition

Worn, faded and torn clothing in a poor and shabby overall condition state

No costume at all, leaving the actor in plain everyday rehearsal clothing

A single bright childish colour with no clear shape or formal structure

Keeping the exact same costume identical from the first scene right through to the very end

A change of costume across the play, for example immaculate to dishevelled

Wearing a costume in the same colour as the set so the actor blends into the background

Removing every accessory so the costume looks plainer

For a detailed period social drama set in a single realistic room

Never, because a fully naturalistic set is always the better choice

For a fast-moving ensemble or expressionistic play

Only for large-scale musicals with big numbers

Cramming in as many separate unconnected ideas as you possibly can to look thorough

Always choosing the cheapest available options regardless of intention

Avoiding any technical vocabulary so the design notes stay simple

One overall intention that all the choices serve, each with an effect

AO2 only

AO1 only

AO3 only

AO4 only

It does not actually need to be realised at all, since a clear and detailed written plan is more than enough on its own

AO2 credits the working design in live performance, so a design that fails on the night loses those marks

A detailed plan on paper always scores higher than a realised design in performance

The examiner only ever reads the written plan and ignores the live performance entirely

A slow, gentle fade that gradually eases the audience into a new mood

A recorded sound effect played from the speakers

An instant change used for a shock or sudden shift

A type of period costume worn by the lead actor