Show:
Storytime
The TECHNICAL stuff
Lights, Camera, ACTION
CREATIVE Dramatics
EXTRA
100
The background, time, and place of where the action of a story, play, movie, or show takes place. It's the where and when of a story.
What is SETTING?
100
The VISUAL BACKGROUND on a stage that tells you where the action is taking place.
What is the SCENERY or SET?
100
The art of speaking and moving to create characters in plays, movie, and TV. It is an actor PRETENDING to look, feel, and think like different characters.
What is ACTING?
100

the person who provides the vision of how a show should be presented, who works with the actors on their roles, develops the blocking, and is in charge of the rehearsals

What is DIRECTOR?

100
A fake beard, a wig, and clothes from another time and place are examples of this.
What are COSTUMES?
200
It's WHO the story is about. It can be people or animals.
What are CHARACTERS?
200
It's something that actors WEAR to LOOK LIKE their characters and to make themselves as more believable as those characters.
What are COSTUMES and/or MAKE-UP?
200

all the people who work together on a show except the cast

What is a CREW?

200

the final rehearsal or rehearsals of a live show, in which everything is done as it would be in a real performance.

What is a DRESS REHEARSAL?

200
It is the actor's ability to SPEAK OUT to the whole audience without having to shout.
What is PROJECTION?
300
The SERIES OF EVENTS of a story; the BEGINNING, MIDDLE, and END.
What is PLOT?
300
Anything the actors touches or uses during a play.
What is a PROP?
300

the cast and crew of a show and any other staff who work on the show

What is a COMPANY?

300

the people who perform in a show

What is a CAST?

300

the precise staging of actors to facilitate the performance of a play; this includes planned movement within a show

What are BLOCKING?

400
It is the written version of a play, movie, or show. Actors learn their lines from this and it tells them what to do and say. It describes all the details about the story.
What is a SCRIPT?
400
This is SOMETHING WE HEAR that is sometimes used in plays, movies, or shows TO CREATE A CERTAIN MOOD OR FEELING (such as suspense or fear).
What is SOUND and/or MUSIC?
400
A conversation between two or more characters.
What is DIALOGUE?
400

 Any area in the theatre where the audience is seated

What is HOUSE?

400

Areas of the theatre next to the stage accessible only to performers and technicians, including the wings, crossover, and dressing rooms.

What is BACKSTAGE?

500
A STRUGGLE OR PROBLEM a character must solve by the end of the story or play. It is usually someone or something that tests, or challenges, a character.
What is CONFLICT?
500
*Scenery/Set *Costumes/make-up *Props *Sound/Music These are all this type of drama ELEMENTS.
What are TECHNICAL ELEMENTS?
500
A speech made by ONE character who speaks to a silent listener or an audience.
What is a MONOLOGUE?
500

the arch that frames the front of the stage

What is a Proscenium?

500
A form of drama that includes acting, music, singing, and dancing.
What is a MUSICAL?