Dramatic Definitions
A conversation between characters
Dialogue
"There's no place like home"
Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Blonde hair, glass slippers, had to be back home at midnight
Cinderella
The area at the front of the stage, closest to the audience
Downstage
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The Notebook (2004)
Where the main play or film takes place
The Setting
"To infinity and beyond!"
Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story (1995)
A local superhero in Gotham city
Batman
The area at the back of the stage, furthest from the audience
Upstage
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The Lion King (1994)
The main character or hero in a play or film
The Protagonist
"May the Force be with you"
Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
A 10 year old boy who discovers he is a wizard
Harry Potter
An item or object that can be carried on and off the stage
A Prop
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Ghostbusters (1984)
The side character or villain in a play or film
The Antagonist
"Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of them all?"
The Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Main character, Pirates of the Caribbean, trickster
Captain Jack Sparrow
The audience area
The House
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Alice in Wonderland (1951)
The main events of a play, novel, or film
The Plot
"My momma always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'"
Forrest Gump from Forrest Gump (1994)
The Godfather himself
Vito Corleone
A large white curtain at the back of the stage to project images on
A Cyclorama
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The Breakfast Club (1985)