Drama
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Stage Directions
Drama Elements
100

A text for a play, includes dialogue, light and sound cues.

What is the script?

100

moving from the front of the stage to the back of the stage

What is moving upstage?

100

A conversation among characters.

What is a dialogue?

200

Someone who gives the audience information about what is happening in the play?

What is a narrator?

200

moving from the back of the stage to the front of the stage

What is moving downstage?

200

Acts are broken down into smaller parts.

What are scenes?

300

The part of the script that describes what is happening in the story as the play begins

What is a stage directions?

300

Where is center stage?

The center of the stage

400

The most intense part of the story. Also known as the tuning point.

What is a the climax?

400

What is downstage center?

At the front middle of the stage

400

The problem between characters that drives the story

What is conflict?

500

Acting without a script or pre-planning

What is improvisation?

500

What is Upstage Left?

At the back left of the stage

500

Objects placed on stage to communicate where the story takes place

What is the set?

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