Drama and theatre skills overview quiz - WJEC GCSE Drama quiz

To create a believable slice of real life that immerses the audience

To break the illusion so the audience thinks

To tell a story through dance only

To avoid any set or costume

Stanislavski

Brecht

Shakespeare

Chekhov

Detailed dialogue

A realistic set

The body, movement and ensemble

Recorded narration

Posture, gesture, gait, gaze

Set, costume, lighting, sound

Proscenium, thrust, traverse, end on

Pitch, pace, pause, tone, volume

The use of space and distance between characters

The brightness of the lighting

The speed of speech

The shape of the set

To fill the time on stage

Because a believable character comes from a combination that reveals emotion, status and intention

Because one skill is against the rules

To copy another actor

Plot, character, theme, setting

Pitch, pace, tone, volume

Set, costume, lighting, sound

Upstage, downstage, stage left, stage right

Colour, intensity, angle, state

Pitch, pace, pause, tone

Set, props, levels, backdrop

Effects, music, underscore, silence

A bright follow spot

A raised area of the stage

Music played quietly under a scene to build atmosphere

A loud sound effect at a climax

Proscenium arch

End on

Traverse

In the round

Realistic, contained worlds with a full set and backdrop

A piece with no set at all

A promenade performance

A piece with the audience on two sides

Stage left and stage right

Upstage is away from the audience; downstage is towards them

Up a level and down a level

The start and end of the play

A written exam on a set text

An evaluation of live theatre

An original group piece from a stimulus, with a portfolio and evaluation

Performing two extracts from a play

A written exam or an oral exam

Performing two extracts from one play, or realising a design

Devising or evaluating

Directing or producing

AO3 and AO4

AO1 and AO4

AO2 and AO3

AO1 and AO2