Monologues
This type of performance is a long speech given by one character.
What is a monologue?
This group of performers in Greek plays spoke, sang, and commented on the action of the story.
What is the Greek chorus?
This mysterious character lives beneath the Paris Opera House and wears a mask to hide his face.
Who is the Phantom?
This area is located directly in the middle of the stage.
What is center stage?
This technique tries to convince people to buy something by saying “everyone else is doing it.”
Actors use these three tools to show emotion.
He was known as the world's first actor.
Christine and the Phantom sing this famous duet while traveling through the underground lake.
What is “The Phantom of the Opera”?
This area of the stage is closest to the audience.
What is downstage or the apron?
A sad commercial about abandoned pets uses this persuasive technique to make viewers feel sympathy.
What is emotional appeal?
A monologue that tells a funny story or is meant to make the audience laugh belongs to this style.
What is a comedic monologue?
These two main genres of Greek plays focused on serious stories with unhappy endings and funny stories with happy endings.
What are tragedy and comedy?
During the masquerade scene, many performers wear these to hide their identities.
What are masks?
This theater term describes the planned movements and positions of actors on stage.
What is blocking?
Commercials that use jokes or funny situations are using this persuasive technique.
What is humor?
This type of monologue focuses on serious emotions, conflict, or intense situations.
What is a dramatic monologue?
Playwrights Aristophanes and Menander were known for writing this genre of plays.
What is comedy?
The Phantom becomes angry when Christine chooses this childhood friend instead of him.
Who is Raoul?
Stage directions are from this person's point of view.
Who is the actor?
This persuasive technique uses famous actors, athletes, or musicians to promote a product.
What is a celebrity spokesperson?
The two categories of monologues.
This Greek Playwright is known as the Father of Tragedy and was killed by an eagle dropping a turtle on his head.
Who is Aeschylus?
Most of the musical takes place in a famous opera house in this city.
What is Paris?
This type of stage is built on a slope or angle so the audience can see performers more clearly.
What is a raked stage?
A soda commercial says, “Join millions of happy customers drinking Sparkle Soda today!”
What is bandwagon?