Vocabulary
These are divisions of acts that occur in different settings.
What are scenes?
(The bell rings with a bloodcurdling screech. Ron, Sally, and Michael jump up and began getting ready. The spotlight jumps from one red uniform to another. Fog slowly releases and fills the stage to create a picture of smoke. Sirens are heard in the background)
Based on the stage directions what can you infer the characters' profession is?
What is Firefighters?
The main character’s rival or foe.
What is Antagonist?
The words in the play a character says.
What is dialogue?
(Lanyon turns, and Hyde beats him with a baton, leaving him unconscious on the ground.)
What prop is needed for this stage direction?
What is baton?
The person who writes the play.
What is Playwright?
The central message that applies to life; the lesson learned.
What is theme?
(The sun has just come up. We can hear birds in the background, and distant sounds of traffic. There is a rubbish bin next to a bench.)
What part of the day does the play take place?
What is Morning?
The main character in the play
What is Protagonist?
This is included in parentheses and tell the actors where to go and how actors should say their lines.
What is Stage Directions?
Frances: (looking over her shoulder, nibbling at the cake) It's spooky. (Shakily) Le-Lets go.
What is Frances feeling?
What is Scared?
Who an actor plays on stage.
What is Characters?
This is a major division within a play in which two or more scenes are grouped together.
What are acts?
(Jane stares at him in evident disbelief. There is a long uncomfortable pause)
What is the mood?
What is tense?
This is the person who sets the scene for a play and comments on the action.
What is Narrator?