Terminology
Genres
Elements of a Play
Scripts and More
Movies Described Poorly
100

When the audience can see 3/4 of your person.

What is 3/4?

100

Encourages laughter and light-heartedness. The Play that Goes Wrong is one of these.

What is Comedy?

100

The Written Conversation (typically between 2 or more characters).

What is Dialogue?

100

The minimum number of these are 1 in every script.

What are acts and scenes?

100

A guy learns to love a girl without her Instagram filters.

What is Shrek?

200

Clothing worn by actors that helps determine character, time, theme, and mood.

What are costumes?

200
Based on real events and/or people, "Six" is one of these.

What is historical?

200

What the play as a piece of art is trying to say to the audience.

What is Theme/Message/Purpose/Moral....?

200

Tells the actor what to do during their lines.

What are stage directions?

200

Man child learns to be an adult.

Basically ANY Adam Sandler movie.


300

When an actor does when they take control of the scene or take the focus of the audience.

What is "Take the Stage"?

300

Should be taken seriously, usually covers a wide-variety of topics. Romeo and Juliet and Medea are one of these.

What is Tragedy (Drama)?

300

An organizational division in scripts. Often several of these make up an ACT.

What are scenes?

300

When actors interact with a specific object.

What is a prop?

300

Father reunites with long lost son, who wants him to take over the family business.

What is Star Wars?

400

The physical surroundings, visible to the audience, in which the action of the play takes place.

What is set?

400

Where the hero's quest for revenge leads to a series of unfortunate events.

What is Tragedy? Drama?

400

The written word within a script

What is text?

400

You can use these are your summative?

What are written notes?

400

Cancer survivor never loses their sense of humor.

What is Deadpool?

500

Facing as much of the audience as possible.

What is Open up/Cheat out?

500

Aims to entertain and bring joy to the audience.

What is Comedy?

500
A complete scene or play in a format to be produced by actors and directors.

What is a script?

500

Explain the difference between set and prop.

Set is the physical surroundings, props are articles used in a dramatic production.

500

After the death of their parents, a young socialite causes millions in property damage.

What is Frozen?

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