Five W's
A series of events unfolding over the course of a drama
What is plot?
The place and time where the action takes place
What is setting?
A building where a play is performed
What is theater?
The formal dialect of the play
What is language?
The performers in a drama
What is cast of characters?
Introduces the characters, setting, and conflict
What is exposition?
Curtains painted to create scenery
What is backdrop?
Area behind the scene, not visible to the audience
What is backstage?
Conversation between two characters
What is dialogue?
The main divisions in a drama
What are acts?
The turning point in the plot when the conflict is at its highest
What is climax?
Small, movable objects used to show the actor's actions are
What are props?
This is the area closest to the audience
What is downstage?
A speech which reveals a character's thoughts and feelings, heard only by the audience
What is soliloquy?
A smaller division within an act of a drama
What is scene?
The part of the plot that leads to the resolution
What is falling action?
Italicized portions of text that give information beyond the dialogue and help the audience interpret the scene are called
What are stage directions?
Area furthest from the audience
What is upstage?
A brief comment made to the audience that is not heard by the other characters
What is aside?
The entire text of the drama
What is script?
When the conflict is or is not resolved
What is resolution?
Clothing worn by an actor on stage to help represent characters
What are costumes?
The area where most of the action takes place
What is center stage?
Private thoughts said out loud by one character
What is monologue?
This is what drama defined as
What is imitation of reality?