"People" by Barbra Streisand
The leading character whom the story revolves around.
Who is the Protagonist?
The portion of the story that introduces important background information.
In a script, this tells us what the actors should be doing, what they should look like, and where they are.
What is a Stage Direction?
A light-hearted play with a happy ending.
What is a Comedy?
A two-dimensional element of art, created when lines connect or intersect.
What is Shape?
The person who actively opposes the protagonist and stands in the way of their goals.
Who is the Antagonist?
The strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained and resolved.
What is the Resolution/Denouement?
In a script, this tells us what characters are in the story and brief descriptions of them.
What is a Character List?
A play that depicts terrible events encountered by a heroic individual, and the themes are usually dark and serious, including human agony, hate, poverty and revenge.
What is a Tragedy?
In Shakespearean times, these audience members would stand at the bottom of the stage in an uncovered area and had a reputation for being loud and throwing things at the actors.
Who were the Groundlings?
The person who joins forces with the hero on their journey - the sidekick.
Who is the Secondary?
The point in the story where the conflict or tension hits its highest point.
What is the Climax?
This is where the action takes place, and includes both time and geographically location.
What is Setting?
The main idea or underlying meaning of the play.
What is a Theme?
When an image is flat, but is made to look like it has a certain physical quality or texture.
What is Implied Texture?
A contrasting character who highlights particular qualities of the protagonist.
What is a Foil?
The main conflict of the story begins to unravel, this leads towards closure.
What is the Falling Action?
In a script, this is anything the playwright wants to highlight or point out to the director, actors, and designers.
What is the Playwright's Notes?
A type of pronunciation specific to a certain region.
What is an Accent?
Greek theatre originated as a competition held at festivals dedicated to this Greek god.
Who is Dionysus?
The playwright of the script we are currently reading, Silent Sky.
Who is Lauren Gunderson?
This is what happens in chronological order in the world of the play.
What is the Story?
It is through this theatrical practice that setting is put into place on stage.
What is Design?
A speech said by one character either to themselves or to the audience.
What is a Monologue?
The 6th piece of information in a credit line.
What is Location?