Elements of Drama
the location and time where the story takes place
What is setting?
a type of drama that aims to make the audience laugh
the audience sits on one side of the stage
What is Proscenium stage?
the area of the stage closer to the audience
What is downstage?
the elements that are used to create the visual setting of the play
What is scenery?
the story or the order of events occurring in the play
What is Plot
a presentation through not only acting and dialogue, but through dance as well as music, use of rhythm and instruments
What is Musical?
the audience sits at the four sides of the stage
What is area stage?
the area of the stage further away from the audience
What is upstage?
the section of the theatre where the audience sits
What is the house?
the conversations between the characters
What is Dialogue?
a play in which the main character experiences a disaster
What is tragedy?
the audience sits at the three sides of the stage
What is thrust stage?
another name for the middle section of the stage
What is centre stage?
the character who faces he problem in the story
What is protagonist?
the central or main idea of the dramatic piece
what is theme?
a kind of drama in which everything is hyperbolized.
What is melodrama?
the audience sits on two side of the stage
What is Traverse/ Avenue/ Allyway?
how many positions are onstage?
What are nine positions?
saying 'good morning'
What is a verbal greeting?
the actors performing the story
What is Character?
acting with the use of magical and imaginary characters and situations.
What is Fairytale?
an apron is a part of this stage type
What is proscenium stage?
the space where the grand drape sits
What is the proscenium line
the thick curtain at the back of the stage
What is a Cyclorama?