Show:
Storytime
The TECHNICAL stuff
Lights, Camera, ACTION
EXTRA
Jobs in Theater
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
A fake beard, a wig, and clothes from another time and place are examples of this.
What are COSTUMES?
100

The person who plays a a character in a play

Actor or Actress

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
VOCAL expression, projection, style, and diction are all forms of this performance element.
What is SPEAKING?
200
It is the actor's ability to SPEAK OUT to the whole audience without having to shout.
What is PROJECTION?
200

The person who tells the actors, set designers, costume designers, and other production staff what their creative vision for the performance is.

Director

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
This is the most common form of drama.
What is a PLAY?
300
A glass of water, a sword, or a phone are examples of this.
What are PROPS?
300

The person who designs the background and any furniture used in a play.

Set designer

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
A character is someone who the story is about but this is the PERSON who is pretending to be that character.
What is an ACTOR?
400

The person who chooses and makes the costumes.

Costume designer

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

When you are about to perform in a play, and someone wants to wish you luck, they may say this.

Break a Leg