Define the Term
Drama
A genre of literature.
Plays are a visual art form and need to be seen to be understood whereas books are meant to be read and visualized in your mind
Screenwriter
A writer for television
“The whole worlds a stage and all the men and women are merely players.”
Shakespeare
The origin of theatre
Greece
Stage Directions
Directions written in italicized parenthesis in a script to guide actors in directions.
Dramatic
A phrase used to describe someone who is acting larger than life
Playwright
An author of plays
Who said the following quote in a Shakespeare play?
“To be or not to be, that is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them.”
Hamlet in Hamlet
The first ever actor
Thespus
Dialogue
A conversation between two or more characters.
A way to remember soliloquy
To relate to your soul
Script
The book the actors read from. Formatted in dialogue.
Who said the following quote in a Shakespeare play?
“Oh Romeo! Oh Romeo! Where for art thou Romeo?”
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
Thespian
A person today that participated in theatre. Can be considered a competition or celebration of theatre.
The Fourth Wall
A comment or look made by a character directly to the audience where the other characters can’t hear what’s going on.
The stage is a _____ and the fourth wall is a _____.
Painting, frame
Director
The person who tells actors where to go onstage, organizes rehearsals, and has creative vision.
Give an example of a monologue.
Teacher lecturing student, Ms. Berube’s example, student performing a monologue themselves
When theatre’s began to look more like paintings and less immersive.
France, 1700s-1800s
Soliloquy
An uninterrupted speech given by one character where they’re talking to themselves.
Why should we learn this?
We are all actors in our own right
Stage Manager
The right hand man to the director. Handles all of the cues for the show when it is being put on. Is responsible for all tech personnel and starting the show.
Give an example of a soliloquy
Student can perform an improvised soliloquy, use Ms. Berube’s examples
Shakespeare’s time alive
Elizabethan period