Act 1
A person who writes plays
PLAYWRIGHT
Any item used on stage
PROP
Throwing your voice forward in a prominent way, so that you can be heard by everyone in the audience.
PROJECTION
The main character, or the hero, in a story
PROTAGONIST
Information given through dialogue
EXPOSITION
A division of a play within an act
SCENE
Backdrops, furniture, platforms, etc., are used to create a setting on stage.
SET
The imaginary time and place the stage area represents
SETTING
A light, humorous parody
SPOOF
The “villain”, or the character who sets up obstacles for the protagonist to overcome
ANTAGONIST
A story with a serious or dramatic theme/tone; can have an unhappy ending
TRAGEDY
A performance that communicates an action, idea, or feeling without using words
PANTOMIME
A character who is easily recognized because he/she represents supposedly shared traits of a whole group of people
STEREOTYPE
A literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is imitated for comic effect
PARODY
A signal to begin action, dialogue or music
CUE
A literary work which makes fun of people, politics, celebrities, etc.
SATIRE
The upstage curtain
TRAVELER
A large division in a play
Forms and patterns of speech peculiar to a certain geographical region
DIALECT
Pronouncing your words clearly
ENUNCIATION
A line spoken to the audience or camera
ASIDE
The downstage edge of the stage
APRON
A solo scene for one actor
MONOLOGUE
(1) The use of words to express something other than, and especially the opposite of their literal meaning – sarcasm? - (2) The difference between what happens and what you expected to happen
IRONY
A scene performed with little or no rehearsal
IMPROVISATION – (Or “improv”)