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a story written to be performed
What is Drama?
100
movable item that actors use to make their actions look realistic
What is a prop?
100
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What is upstage
100
place where plays are usually presented
What is a theater
100
conversation between characters
What is dialogue
200
the turning point or high point in the action of the plot
What is climax
200
construction on stage that suggests time and place of an action
What is scenery or set?
200
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What is center stage
200
author of the play
What is a playwright
200
a long speech by ONE character (audience learns about the character'r private thoughts and feelings)
What is a monologue?
300
the text of the play
What is the script
300

act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers

What is a soliloquy

300
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What is downstage?
300
unit of action in a drama
What is an an act
300
sets of bracketed information that describe scenery and how actors should move and speak
What are stage directions?
400
group of actors
What is the cast?
400
decorative boarder around the stage
What is a proscenium arch
400
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What is stage left
400
technique for creating believable characters
What is characterization?
400
directions from the actor's viewpoint
What are stage directions
500
lead character
What is the main character?
500
the part of the stage that extends past the curtian line
What is the apron
500
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What is stage right?
500
speech that moves the story foreward
What is dramatic speech?
500
directions from the audience's perspective
What are House directions? (House left/House right)
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