Drama Vocab
A conversation between characters
What is dialogue?
Cristina and Fernando. They are twins/siblings.
Who are the main characters in the story?
To produce a sound by moving something against a hard surface
A. What is scratch?
B. What is sarcastic?
C. What is suspicious?
A. What is scratch?
A subdivision of an act in a drama
What is a scene?
What does the following dialogue mainly reveal about Fernando?
FERNANDO [anxious and embarrassed]: I don’t know. I heard something. A scratching. Over there. [points to window]
A. He is worried
B. He is really brave
A. He is worried
Easily guessed or expected
A. What is annoyed?
B. What is predictable?
C. What is terrified?
B. What is predictable?
A major unit of a drama, or play
What is an act?
Why does the playwright include the stage direction below?
[SCENE: A teenager’s bedroom on a stormy night. Thunder rumbles. Lightning flashes outside the window. Fifteen-year-old twins CRISTINA and FERNANDO sit together on the floor. Their only light is a flashlight. They are home alone. The power is out. They are telling scary stories. CRISTINA finishes her story as the scene begins.]
To create suspense
To stop or cause a break in something
A. What is embarrassed?
B. What is annoyed?
C. What is interrupt?
C. What is interrupt?
The emotional quality or atmosphere of a story or poem
What is mood?
The noise on at the window.
A. What is the scratching?
B. What are the three knocks?
What are the three knocks?
Causing people to think that others are trying to hide something
A. What is interrupt?
B. What is suspicious?
C. What is annoyed?
B. What is suspicious?
The instructions written by the playwright to describe the appearance and actions of the characters as well as the sets, props, costumes, sound effects, and lighting. Usually in italics.
What is stage directions?
Never be afraid to listen to your family and believe in what they have to tell you.
What is theme?
Meaning the opposite of what is said in order to express humor, irritation, or meanness
A. What is sarcastic?
B. What is anxious?
C. What is interrupt?
A. What is sarcastic?