The end of a play is also known as what?
The Resolution
What is music?
Everything you hear in a play.
What are the five "w"s of given circumstances in a scripted scene?
Who, What, When, Where, Why
What are objectives?
What a character wants.
What the characters say is known as what?
Dialogue
What part of the dramatic arc happens at the beginning and sets up the character's and background information?
The Exposition
What is spectacle?
Everything you see on a stage.
"I mean she’s not very good at baseball, but she seems to like to play with me. So we started tossing the ball. Like I said, she’s not very good. She threw the ball way over there and it broke the window. So you see, it wasn’t me."
Where is this taking place?
Outside, the window is way over there.
What are motivations?
Why a character wants what they want.
Often appears in italics or parentheses, these tell you what the characters are doing or feeling.
Stage Directions
What falls between the climax and the resolution?
The Falling Action
The series of events in a play is also known as what?
The Plot
What do we call the person who wrote the play? (hint: not the author)
The Playwright
What are tactics?
What the character has to do to get what they want.
Lines of dialogue in a script will have what in front of them?
The Character's Name
In The Woodsman, the hero getting turned into the Tin Man is what part of the dramatic arc?
The Climax
The theme, message, audience takeaway, and meaning of the play are all part of which element?
Thought
True or false. The given circumstance of a play is provided by the actors.
False
What is the objective in the line:
"I don't care what you say. There is clearly one teacher at Lincoln who is so much cooler and amazing than all the other teachers, and think we all know who that is. Mr. Sweeten. Duh!"
To prove Mr. Sweeten is the best.
True or false. Stage directions MUST be followed by a director.
False
The Prince giving the ball in Cinderella is what part of the dramatic plot arc.
The Inciting Incident
Which Greek philosopher created the six elements of drama?
Aristotle
True or false. The given circumstances help to analysis a character's objectives, motives, and tactics.
True
List three different tactics for you trying to convince someone to give you a dollar.
Variety of answers
True or false. You can change the dialogue in a script if you can think of something better to say.
False