Plot & Conflict
This part of the plot introduces characters, setting, and background.
What is the exposition?
He developed realistic acting based on emotional truth and objectives.
Who is Konstantin Stanislavski?
A character’s main goal throughout the entire play.
What is the super objective?
Planned movement of actors on stage.
What is blocking?
A serious genre that deals with realistic conflicts.
What is drama?
The turning point and moment of highest tension in a play.
What is the climax?
This playwright focused on realism, subtext, and everyday life.
Who is Anton Chekhov?
What a character wants in a specific scene.
What is an objective?
A long speech delivered by one character.
What is a monologue?
A style with exaggerated emotions and clear heroes and villains.
What is melodrama?
A struggle where a character battles internal emotions or decisions.
What is person vs. self?
He created Epic Theatre and wanted audiences to think critically.
Who is Bertolt Brecht?
The methods a character uses to achieve their objective.
What are tactics?
When a character speaks directly to the audience briefly.
What is an aside?
Theatre created collaboratively without a script at the start.
What is devised theatre?
Events that occur after the climax leading to resolution.
What is falling action?
This practitioner developed Theatre of the Oppressed and Forum Theatre.
Who is Augusto Boal?
Facts provided by the script such as time, place, and relationships.
What are given circumstances?
The invisible barrier between actors and the audience.
What is the fourth wall?
A style that emphasizes meaningless dialogue and absurd situations.
What is Theatre of the Absurd
Conflict in which a character struggles against destiny or divine power.
What is person vs. fate (or God)?
This theatre tradition uses masks, stock characters, and improvisation.
What is Commedia dell’arte?
Physical habits that communicate personality and status.
What are character traits and movement choices?
A frozen picture created by actors on stage.
What is a tableau?
A genre based on real events, interviews, and historical documents.
➡What is documentary theatre?