You ain't got no (expressive/performance) skills
These pretzels are (play)-making me thirsty
Don't be so dramatic (elements)
Access all (production) areas
The other important terms...
100
This skill requires diction, pitch, pace, tone, resonance
What is Voice?
100
Mind mapping is part of this process
What is brainstorming?
100
Levels, proximity and depth are all part of this element.
What is space?
100
Ancient Greek theatre is considered the first performance style that used this.
What is mask?
100
Some of these are borrowed from and shared between many performance styles.
What are conventions?
200
The intensity the actor beings to a performance.
What is energy?
200
Don't just use the first hit on google when undertaking this part of the process.
What is researching?
200
The pace of dialogue, movements and the emotional nature of the plot all influence this element.
What is rhythm?
200
Which production area is most heavily featured in this image?
What is costume?
200
Every play you make and see will use these to communicate meaning beyond the literal.
What is symbol?
300
Creating an implied character requires this skill
What is focus?
300
Like much essay practice, sorting your best ideas and removing the rest is a feature of this part of the process.
What is editing?
300
You better hope your performance has this element to hold the audience in suspense.
What is tension?
300
The old term for this is a property.
What is a prop?
300
A person, an event, an image, or an icon are examples of this launching point for devised drama
What is stimulus material?
400
Using the body to create symbols and meaning
What is gesture?
400
Don't confuse this term for the final 'ironing out' stage of play-making with purifying precious metals.
What is refining?
400
This element occurs thanks to each character's personal obstacle course.
What is conflict?
400
Any recorded noise played during a performance.
What is sound design?
400
Slow-motion, fast forward, or reverse are some of the ways that actors vary the speed of this feature of non-realistic drama.
What is transformation?
500
We use this skill when we establish, maintain and/or manipulate (blank's) moods, emotions and responses to a performance
What is the actor-audience relationship?
500
There is a whole encyclopedia of activities to assist with this part of the process.
What is improvisation?
500
Think, 'body percussion in a rap battle' when naming this element.
What is sound?
500
Projections, haze and microphones all fall into this production area
What is technologies?
500
The 'new' term introduced into the 2025 Drama Study Design which are informed by a diverse range of artists, performance styles and conventions to create performances for modern audiences in an ever-evolving theatrical landscape.
What are contemporary drama practices?