Characters
This creature begins talking to Ada!
Who is: Goldfish?
This often wooden object almost falls Sierra before she is saved by Jayden.
What is: a bookshelf?
This infamous spooky street gives this play its title and is full of the ghosts of a burned down town.
Where is: Whitman St?
These ocean eggs are James’ favorite food.
This moment sets off a play’s events.
What is: the inciting incident?
This seemingly grumpy neighbor is revealed to actually be very sensitive.
Who is: Mr. Snot?
Lydia dyes Scarlett’s hair with hardly a drop of this color.
What is: Red?
This circus is the center of Caspian’s wildest dreams
What is: Cirque Magnifique?
Sylvie went by this nickname as a kid designing dresses.
Who is: Fashionista Sylvie?
These help a director and actor understand where a character should move, how they should speak and how they should act. These are not always done exactly as written in production so playwrights should try to incorporate what matters most to them into their dialogue.
Stage directions
This clown somewhat ironically models true friendship.
Who is: Quacky the Clown?
Mrs. Fournier’s mother died this strange way, never getting over the grudge.
Falling off a roof
Eliza is sent away to this island in French Polynesia.
Where is: Bora Bora?
Jeremy is deciding between these two swim trunk designs for Cayce’s best party of the year.
Pineapples or pink flamingos
This overarching question helps build the structure of a play and is answered in some way at the play’s end.
What is: the dramatic question?
This teacher once dated Mr. Fredericks and is named after a purple plant.
Who is: Ms. Lavender?
This magical instrument transports Jax and Alex to the era of this infamous war.
What is: a Piano and World War I?
Camilla and Ozzy take off to this city in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
Where is: Fresno?
Valentina lives in this huge city and graduated from this ivy league school in New Jersey.
What is: New York City & Princeton?
This is shattered when a character speaks to us.
What is: the Fourth Wall?
BONUS WILD CARD: These famous characters played by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones were also a costume worn by these two CAPA 8th Grade Literary Artists.
Who are: Men in Black, Samya & Emily?
These three 8th Grade writers include twins in the dramatic events of their plays.
Who are; Clare, Kailey and Samya?
Cierra works at this luxury car dealership.
What Katy Perry song might be an apt theme song for Lia’s play?
What is: California Girls?
Anjali’s play has remnants of this famous Shakespearean tragedy in which a son avenges the death of his father.
What is: Hamlet?