Playwriting
What is a monologue?
A long speech given by one actor.
Who is the antagonist in Once Upon a Time?
The Evil Queen/Regina Mills
True or False. Stage Directions are never italicized.
False. They are always italicized.
What is a play?
A story (it may or may not have a script). Usually made up of characters, dialogue, stage directions, etc.
What is genre?
Types of categories in literature, plays, etc.
What is a scene?
A unit of dialogue.
Who is the protagonist in Once Upon a Time?
Emma Swan
When introducing a new character to your script you must always do what to the name?
Capitalized the name.
True or False. You always read aloud the stage directions during a production.
False. Stage Directions are a guide for what you need or where an actor needs to be. We perform the stage directions.
What is the biggest genre right now across tv, movies, plays, etc.?
Adaptations!
What are the given circumstances?
Who, what, when, and where.
What is the MDQ for Once Upon a Time?
Will Emma stop the curse on the town of Storybrook?
What is a protagonist?
A person we follow on their journey.
True or False. An MDQ must always answer as a yes, no, or maybe.
True.
True or False. Conflict is main reason we watch or read anything.
True.
What does the MDQ stand for?
Major Dramatic Question
What type of genre is Once Upon a Time?
Fairytale, fantasy, drama, etc.
What is an antagonist?
A person or thing that gets in the way of our protagonist.
The who, what, when, and where are called what?
The Given Circumstances.
What is an MDQ? (Not asking what it stands for, but what does it mean.)
The MDQ is the question that an audience is following and trying to answer.
What are stage directions?
A description (as of a character or setting) or direction (as to indicate stage business) provided in the text of a play.
Show me Freytag's Pyramid and attach the order of events of how this episode went.
Answers may vary.
The sequence of events, also known as a plot is called what?
Freytag's Pyramid
What is a logline?
It's the tagline for a show something that will capture the attention of your audience.
List all the components that make up a play/script. (Hint: there are 6)
Stage directions
Characters
Props
Set
Music/Sound Design
Plot