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Stuff Every Theater Scout Should Know: free practice in 30-second cards
Stuff Every Theater Scout Should Know
Practice facts for the Theater merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.
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74 practice questions so far. Each one is a 3-choice card that takes about 30 seconds, and the course grows as new cards pass our source checks.
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- What does a playwright create for a theater production?
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The script of the play. A playwright writes the play's script, which the director and actors then bring to life on stage.
- In theater, what is the cast?
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The group of actors in a show. The cast is the group of performers who act the roles in a production.
- What does a director do in theater?
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Guides the actors and shapes the show. The director leads rehearsals and helps shape how the play is performed.
All 74 practice questions
The first 50 are free, with the answer, why it's right and the official sources. The other 24 (🔒) open with a membership (every test). Or play them as a game and track what you've learned.
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- What does a playwright create for a theater production?
- In theater, what is the cast?
- What does a director do in theater?
- What is stagecraft?
- Which job is part of a theater's technical team?
- What does a costume designer create?
- What is a prop in a play?
- What does a sound designer do for a show?
- What is a stage manager's main job?
- What does a set designer plan?
- What is a theater company?
- How is a theater troupe different from a theater company?
- What is a touring company?
- What is a repertory company known for?
- What is improvisation in theater?
- Which form is recognized as the first improvisation form?
- What is a monologue?
- What is dialogue in a play?
- What does a playwright's script give a production?
- What is drama, according to its Greek origin?
- What is a comedy in theater?
- What is a tragedy in theater?
- What is a musical?
- What is black comedy?
- What is a farce?
- What is opera?
- What is ballet considered in relation to theater?
- What is a pantomime?
- What is a one-act play?
- What three things must a one-act play include?
- What is conflict in a play?
- What is a climax in a story?
- When reviewing a play you watched, what should you comment on?
- According to the theater badge, how may you experience a play for review?
- Why discuss safety precautions before working in a theater?
- What should you do if you spot a safety hazard in a theater?
- What is a stage brace used for?
- What is a spotlight?
- What is a floodlight used for on stage?
- What does a lighting control board do?
- What is a sound mixing desk used for?
- What does the word theatre come from in Ancient Greek?
- Which ancient city is where Western theatre originated?
- What three types of drama did ancient Greek theatre have?
- In ancient Greek theatre, who performed the roles?
- What did ancient Greek actors wear to show their characters?
- What was the dancing floor in an ancient Greek theatre called?
- What was the scene-building area of an ancient Greek stage called?
- Who wrote the oldest surviving work of dramatic theory?
- Which playwright wrote the tragedy Oedipus Rex?
- Which playwright is known for the surviving plays of Old Comedy? 🔒
- What did Roman theatre allow that Greek theatre did not? 🔒
- What was the first form of Indian theatre? 🔒
- What is the Sanskrit treatise that is the most complete work of dramaturgy? 🔒
- What does the Sanskrit word sutradhara mean? 🔒
- In Chinese theatre, why are actors commonly called Children of the Pear Garden? 🔒
- What is wayang kulit? 🔒
- What is wayang golek? 🔒
- What did the Puritans do to London theatres in 1642? 🔒
- Which king's return in 1660 helped theatre in England revive? 🔒
- What change did Charles II want regarding women on stage? 🔒
- What is a resident theatre? 🔒
- What is a rental theatre? 🔒
- What is a presenting theatre? 🔒
- What is site-specific theatre? 🔒
- What is street theatre? 🔒
- What is a proscenium arch? 🔒
- What does downstage mean? 🔒
- What does upstage mean? 🔒
- What are the flies in a theatre? 🔒
- What is a cyclorama? 🔒
- What is thrust staging? 🔒
- What are sightlines in a theatre? 🔒
- What is a ground plan in theatre? 🔒