Play Parts
The written text of a play.
What is a script?
The area of the stage closest to the audience.
What is Downstage?
The sequence of events that immediately follows the climax of a story, where the dramatic tension de-escalates and loose ends are tied up.
What is Falling Action?
Designs and teaches all dance numbers and stage movements.
Who is the Choreographer?
A spontaneous style of theatre using unrehearsed and unscripted acting scenes is called...?
What is Improvisation?
The person who writes a play.
What is a Playwright?
Stage direction that means moving to the left from the actor's perspective.
What is Stage Left?
The sequence of events in a story that build tension, raise the stakes, and propel the plot toward the climax.
What is Rising Action?
The leading roles and major supporting characters carrying the bulk of the show.
Who are the Principal Actors?
A character's inner drive that causes them to act a certain way.
What is Motivation?
A speech made by 1 person.
What is a Monologue?
Stage direction that means moving to the right from the actor's perspective.
What is Stage Right?
The part of the Plot that sets up the story, introducing the characters and the setting.
What is Exposition?
An actor who learns a lead or supporting role and performs it if the original actor is unable to go on.
Who is an Understudy?
Items (other than costumes and scenery) handled or used by the actors on stage.
What are Props?
Type of play that is intended to make the audience laugh.
What is Comedy?
Stage direction that means moving towards the middle of the stage.
What is Center Stage?
An event that disrupts the characters and sets the story towards the Climax.
What is Inciting Incident?
The team of workers who manage the physical setup, scenery, and props behind the scenes.
Who is the Stage Crew?
The complete dismantling of the set, props, and lighting after a production closes.
What is set strike?
The carefully structured sequence of events, actions, and character revelations that make up a play's narrative.
What is Plot?
Stage direction that means moving to the part of the stage further away from the audience.
What is Upstage?
The most intense, exciting, or highest point of the play.
What is Climax?
The individual in charge of the creative vision and interpretation of the play.
Who is the Director?
The precise movements and positioning of actors on stage, usually dictated by the director.
What is Blocking?