This term refers to a brief explanation of what characters are trying to do in a play.
What is dramatic action?
100
Introductory section of a play.
What is a prologue?
100
The words that are spoken in a play; a conversation between 2 or more characters.
What is dialogue?
200
An actor who speaks only to the audience about the story
Who is a narrator?
200
Sides of the stage not seen by the audience.
What are wings?
200
This term refers to the beginning part of a plot that provides background information.
What is exposition?
200
A section of an act.
What is a scene?
200
A speech given by one actor.
What is a monologue?
300
Group of actors that comment on the play.
Who is the chorus?
300
This location/stage direction describes when an actor standing in the center of the stage, facing the audience, moves to his/her right.
What is 'stage right'?
300
This term refers to the obstacles that get in the way of a character achieving goals.
What is conflict?
300
A play with a sad or unhappy ending.
What is a tragedy?
300
Humorous actions or words put in a serious play.
What is comic relief?
400
A group of actors that form a theatre company.
What is a troupe?
400
The part of the stage that is closest to the audience.
What is downstage?
400
The middle part of the plot, consisting of complications and discoveries that create conflict.
What is rising action?
400
Major section of a play.
What is an act?
400
This specific kind of monologue is a dramatic speech by one character in which the character reveals his/her private, inner-most thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?
500
All the people who perform in a play.
What is the cast?
500
This is the location/stage direction used to describe when an actor standing in the center of the stage, facing the audience, moves to his/her left.
What is 'stage left'?
500
This term refers to the 'turning point' in a play's plot. (In a comedy, things will improve at this point; in a tragedy, things will worsen at this point.)
What is the climax?
500
A funny or amusing play.
What is a comedy?
500
A quick remark made by a character in a play that is said directly to the audience, not to other characters who are present.