Literary and Dramatic Concepts
What does a sub plot do?
A sub plot is a subordinate plot in a play.
What does a Theater Etiquette do in a theater?
A theater etiquette is the social code of behavior of an audience during a show.
What is a balcony, where would you sit if you had a balcony seating?
A balcony is a raised seating area within an auditorium that extends over the seating area below.
What do you do when your doing a monologue.
A monologue is a long speech by one actor in a play.
What is a Overture?
A overture is a musical introduction to an opera.
What do you do when your Staging?
Staging is a method of presenting a play or other dramatic performance.
What is a Playbill?
Playbill is an poster or piece of paper advertising a play, and usually announcing the cast.
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What are the walls, furniture, trees, etc., used on stage during a play, _________.
Scenery
What is a Spectacle?
A spectacle is a visually striking performance or display.
What do you do when you have a Callback?
A callback is an invitation to return for a second audition or interview.
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----------- provide light on the theater's seats and aisles for the audience.
House lights.
What is a Comic Relief?
A comic relief is a humorous interlude in a tragedy intended to relieve tension.
What are Royalties?
Royalties is a percentage of the income from a book, script, piece of music, or invention that is paid to the author, playwright, composer, or inventor.
Light gauzy material used as a lightweight curtain?
Scrim
What is it when you get a Suspension of Disbelief?
A Suspend one's critical faculties and believe the unbelievable sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment.
What is Cold reading?
Cold reading is reading a script for the first time without having seen it before.
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The sides of the stage offstage left and offstage right are _________.
Wings