Genres
Type of play that is humorous and amusing
What is Comedy
A person who writes plays for the stage
what is playwrite
Most common type of stage
What is Proscenium stage
Greeks performed traditional rituals for this reason
What is to worship
Part of the plot structure after climax
What is falling action
Kind of play that is centered around a problem, find the solution, "who dunnit"
What are Mystery Plays
A person providing commentary throughout the play/ movie
Narrator
Stage with audience on three sides
Instructions that are slanted and in brackets on the script to tell actor what to do are called
what is stage directions
Type of play that includes music and dance to help tell the story
What is a musical
The underlying topic, idea or message
What is theme
Theater in the round
Time period that church outlawed theater
Mid-evil time period
A speech directly to the audience at the end of a play
What is an epilogue
Drama about or set in a significant time period that the storyline is developed around
What is historical play
An extended speech made aloud by one character to express their thoughts or feelings
What is a monologue
Type of stage that is also referred as a "cat walk"
Thrust stage
Time period that established theaters as we know them today (indoor theaters)
Renaissance Time period
Part of the play when we would see / hear a prologue
What is exposition / Introduction
a dramatic piece with exaggerated emotional characters and exciting events
Melodrama
Element of the story which keeps the audience invested/ engaged
What is Conflict
Type of stage Greeks used to perform their plays/ ceremonies
Ampitheater
Aristotle believed this was the reason theater was created
What is the human desire to imitate
The 5 elements of a Drama/ Play
- What is Setting, Dialogue, Cast/Characters, Stage Directions, Acts & Scenes