Theater Terms
Lessons from the Screenplay
Play Reviews
100

The actor's right as s/he stand onstage facing the audience.

What is stage right.

100

Action sequences reveal _____________.

What is character.

100

What you should say you saw on stage is part of what paragraph?

What is the introductory paragraph.

200

Away from the audience.

What is upstage.

200

Name 1 of the 7 parts of the action sequence.

What is exposition, inciting incident, rising action, midpoint, falling action, crisis, resolution.

200

In which number paragraph do you summarize the plot?

What is the 2nd paragraph.

300

All parts of the stage not enclosed by the setting.

What is Offstage.

300

_____________ is the most basic and intregral part of storytelling.

What is suspense.

300

What are the two things you discuss in Paragraph 3?

What are the acting and directing.

400

Two actors share a scene when they are both "open" to an equal degree allowing the audience to see them equally well.

What is Share.

400

The tension will last until the conflict is ___________.

What is resolved.

400

In which paragraph do you describe the design elements of the set?

What is the 4th Paragraph.

500

A line the other actors onstage are not supposed to be hearing.

What is Aside.

500

Action lines describe ______________________.

What is What is Happening.

500

If you were going to recommend this play for someone to go see, which paragraph would you do that in?

What is Paragraph 5.

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