Storytime
The TECHNICAL stuff
Lights, Camera, ACTION
CREATIVE Dramatics
EXTRA
100

The background, time, and place of where the action of a play. 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 the SCENERY or SET?
100
The art of speaking and moving to create characters in plays, movie, and TV. It is an actor PRETENDING to look, feel, and think like different characters.
What is ACTING?
100

The name for the group of people in charge of the technical parts of a play.

Who are the designers?

100
A fake beard, a wig, and clothes from another time and place are examples of this.
What are COSTUMES?
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
VOCAL expression, projection, style, and diction are all forms of this performance element.
What is SPEAKING?
200
A type of acting that is COMPLETELY SILENT. These kinds of actors use only nonverbal expression - body movements to communicate everything.
What is Pantomime?
200
This is the word for when you are using your stage voice.

What is PROJECTION?

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 is a PROP?
300

Actors use these with (nodding, waving, or shrugging) but also with facial expressions (such as smiling or frowning).

What is NONVERBAL EXPRESSION or GESTURES?

300

This is the rehearsed, planned, dance moves in a musical

What is choreography?

300
A glass of water, a sword, or a phone are examples of this.
What are PROPS?
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.

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 SOUND and/or MUSIC?
400
A conversation between two or more characters.
What is DIALOGUE?
400

This is the person who tells the actor what to say and do.

Who is the director?

400
A character is someone who the story is about but this is the PERSON who is pretending to be that character.
What is an ACTOR?
500

This is the word for when a struggle or problem is taken care of by the end of the story or play.

What is SOLUTION?

500

This is a visible technical theatre element used to create a certain mood.

What is light design?

500
A speech made by ONE character who speaks to a silent listener or an audience.
What is a MONOLOGUE?
500
This is the most common form of drama.
What is a PLAY?
500
A form of drama that includes acting, music, singing, and dancing.
What is a MUSICAL?
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