Storytime
The TECHNICAL stuff
Lights, Camera, ACTION
CREATIVE Dramatics
EXTRAS
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 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

This is the form of drama which uses song and dance to tell the story.

What is MUSICAL THEATRE?

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.

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
It is the actor's ability to SPEAK OUT to the whole audience without having to shout.
What is PROJECTION?
300
The SERIES OF EVENTS of a story; the BEGINNING, MIDDLE, and END.
What is PLOT?
300

Anything the actors touch or uses during a play.

What is a PROP?

300

Actors use these to communicate without speaking (such as nodding, waving, or shrugging) but also with facial expressions (such as smiling or frowning).

What is NONVERBAL EXPRESSION or GESTURES?

300

This is the planned, rehearsed dance moves performed 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 when someone uses words and actions to demonstrate plot. 

What is STORYTELLING?

400

This is the PERSON who is pretending to be a character.

What is an ACTOR?

500

A STRUGGLE OR PROBLEM a character must solve by the end of the story or play. 

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
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

This is the place where actors stand to perform a play.

What is a STAGE?

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