Characters
the main character of a play with whom the audience most identifies.
protagonist
A type of literary form, i.e. Comedy, Tragedy, Farce, Melodrama.
genre
conversation between two or more characters in a play.
dialogue
the author of the play
playwright
person or situation that opposes another character's goals or desires.
antagonist
The opposition of persons or forces which gives way to the dramatic action.
conflict
positions and movement onstage
blocking
A male or female who performs a role in a play, movie, or work of theatre
actor
A character’s goal or intention
What does the character want?
objective
information directly stated and/or indirectly inferred from the text of a script
given circumstances
the clothes actors wear
costumes
A group of people working together to create a
theatrical production
ensemble
a long speech made by a character
monologue
what makes us buy/ believe a performance
suspension of disbelief
items onstage
props
The person who oversees the entire process of staging a production
director
roadblock in the way of a character's objective
obstacle
what are the 5 Ws?
who, what, where, when, why
the walls/scenery
set
The person responsible for running each
performance; the director's liaison backstage
stage manager