Storytime
Technical Stuff
The Script
Characters
Misc.
100
The background, time, and place of where the action of a story, play, movie, or show takes place. It's the where and when of a story.
What is setting?
100
The VISUAL BACKGROUND on a stage that tells you where the action is taking place.
What is scenery/set?
100
This is a list of characters presented ahead of the play's script.
What is a cast of characters?
100
This type of character is the opposite of another character.
What is a foil?
100
A conversation between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
200
It's WHO the story is about. It can be people or animals.
What are characters?
200
It's something that actors WEAR to LOOK LIKE their characters and to make themselves as more believable as those characters.
What are COSTUMES and/or MAKE-UP?
200
These give information about props, actions, etc. and are not meant to be read aloud.
What are stage directions?
200
Give an example of foil characters.
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200
A speech made by ONE character who speaks to a silent listener or an audience.
What is a monologue?
300
The SERIES OF EVENTS of a story; the BEGINNING, MIDDLE, and END.
What is plot?
300
Anything the actors touches or uses during a play.
What are props?
300
Each Act of a play is then divided into these smaller parts.
What are scenes?
300
What is the abbreviation to figure out indirect characterization?
What is STEAL?
300
This is the most common form of drama.
What is a play?
400
It is the written version of a play, movie, or show. Actors learn their lines from this and it tells them what to do and say. It describes all the details about the story.
What is a script?
400
This is SOMETHING WE HEAR that is sometimes used in plays, movies, or shows TO CREATE A CERTAIN MOOD OR FEELING (such as suspense or fear).
What is music?
400
This is how a play is divided; Shakespeare's plays usually have five of these.
What is an act?
400
A character that is more complex and cannot be described in a single sentence.
What is a round character?
400
A form of drama that includes acting, music, singing, and dancing.
What is a musical?
500
A STRUGGLE OR PROBLEM a character must solve by the end of the story or play. It is usually someone or something that tests, or challenges, a character.
What is conflict?
500
*Scenery/Set *Costumes/make-up *Props *Sound/Music These are all this type of drama ELEMENTS.
What are technical elements?
500
Who is the author of Glass Menagerie
Who is Tennessee Williams?
500
Name at least two of the characters in Glass Menagerie
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500
What are the 4 types of conflicts?
What is Man vs. Self, Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society
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