Famous Scriptwriters
Who is the founder of musicals?
Rogers and Hammerstien
What does this abbreviation mean: CS
Center Stage
What element of story arc is this:
Introduces the characters and the world they live in.
Exposition
What is a goal that a character wants to achieve.
Objective
Oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production.
Director
Who wrote Hamilton
Lin Manuel Miranda
What does this abbreviation mean: DSL
Down Stage Left
What element of story arc is this:
Harry Potter receives his letter to Hogwarts.
Inciting incident.
The strategy used to achieve your objective.
Tactic
A senior technicalperson within e.g. a software company, engineering firm, film studio, theatrical company or television studio. This person usually possesses the highest level of skill within a specific technical field.
Who wrote the first recorded script?
Ptahhotep
Why is it called down stage and up stage?
Because stages used to be raked.
Draw a traditional story arc on your paper
Students have correctly identified each element.
What is what the character wants over the entire show?
Super-objective
Defined as the individual with the job of organizing and coordinating an event or theatrical production.
Stage Manager
Who wrote The Phantom of the Opera, the longest running show on Broadway?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
What does this abbreviation mean: USR
Up Stage Right
What element of story arc is this:
Ties up all the loose ends of the story.
Resolution.
A component of spoken material with a single action. A new beat occurs when the character changes what he is doing to attain his objective.
Beat
A person who writes plays.
Playwright
What was Shakespeare's first script written?
Henry VI Part II
What does this abbreviation mean: SL
Stage Left
What element of story arc is this:
Harry awakes in Hagrid's arms and shoots a spell at Voldemort that clashes with his and the two are locked in a final battle.
Climax
The background and current circumstances of a character, ranging from who you are, where you are, and why you are doing it. The costumes, sets and lighting—all the circumstances that are given to the actor to take into account as they create their role.
Given Circumstances
The individual who designs sequences of movements of physical bodies.
Choregrapher