Theater Arts Semester Review

SFX is-

• Special Fixer Xerox

• Special Fine Xer

• Special Effects in radio plays

• No clue

Radio plays use _____ to tell the story-

• backdrops

• colors

• lighting

• background noises and sound effects

Which of the following is NOT used in radio plays?

• tone of voice

• costumes

• music

• sound effects

Which of these effects does NOT build tension in a radio play?

• blackout

• silence and then noise

• music

• narrator with a creepy voice

The transition song is a musical is the song where-

• conflict has just ended

• a character describes a major change

• after dramatic moments

• a character discovers something new

In a musical, when a character discovers something or reaches a new level of understanding, this is called-

• comic relief song

• transition song

• realization song

• decision song

The decision song in a musical is when the character-

• finally makes up his/her mind

• discovers something new

• provides a funny break in the story

• has a moment of big change

When a character in a musical beguiles the audience, it is called a-

• ballad

• charm song

• comedy number

• musical scene

What THREE things are required in a successful impromptu act?

• who, what, when

• who, what, where

• who, why, when

• why, when, how

performing dramatic scenes without any predetermined dramatic activity is-

• miming

• impromptu

• theater

• reader's theater