Elements of Drama
the location and time where the story takes place
What is setting?
a type of drama that aims to make the audience laugh
the audience sits on one side of the stage
What is Proscenium stage?
the area of the stage closer to the audience
What is downstage?
the elements that are used to create the visual setting of the play
What is scenery?
the story or the order of events occurring in the play
What is Plot
a special kind of drama that combines the features of tragedy and comedy.
What is tragicomedy?
the audience sits at the four sides of the stage
What is area stage?
the area of the stage further away from the audience
What is upstage?
the section of the theatre where the audience sits
What is the house?
the conversations between the characters
What is Dialogue?
a play in which the main character experiences a disaster
What is tragedy?
the audience sits at the three sides of the stage
What is thrust stage?
another name for the middle section of the stage
What is centre stage?
the character who faces he problem in the story
What is protagonist?
the central or main idea of the dramatic piece
what is theme?
a kind of drama in which everything is hyperbolized.
What is melodrama?
the audience and the stage share the same floor space
What is end stage?
the opposite side of centre stage right
What is centre stage left?
saying 'good morning'
What is a verbal greeting?
the actors performing the story
What is Character?
this has a serious tone and a serious purpose but can end happily.
What is serious drama?
an apron is a part of this stage type
What is proscenium stage?
the opposite side of downstage right
What is downstage left?
a goal achieved under a year
What is a short-term goal?