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This is a story intended to be performed in front of an audience.
What is a drama
100
These are divisions of acts that occur in different settings
What are scenes?
100
This is a major division within a play in which two or more scenes are grouped together
What is an act?
100

This is a list of all the characters in a play. They usually are listed according to appearance:

What is the cast?

100
These are instructions for the actors, the director, and the stage crew and are normally written in italics
What are stage directions?
200
This is the abbreviation of the word "property" and is any object that is used in a play to enhance the setting
What are props?
200

 He or she is the author of a play:

Playwright

Monologist

Actor

Stage Grip

What is a playwright?

200
A type of dramatic work that is light and humorous and usually has a happy ending
What is a comedy?
200
A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a character due to bad judgement and leads to a disastrous conclusion usually death
What is a tragedy?
200

The words or conversations spoken by characters to each other. Much of what you learn about the characters, setting, and events are revealed in this conversation.

a) Double speaky

b) Two timer talk

c) Dualogue

d) Dialogue

What is dialogue?

300

This is a long uninterrupted speech that is spoken by a single character which reveals his/her thoughts and feelings:

Monologue

Unilogue

Trilogy

Dialogue

What is a monologue?

300
This is the written form of a play.
What is a script?
300

This is where the play takes place.

Auditorium

Gymnasium

Theater

What is a theater?

300
This is a solitary speech in which the character in a play is speaking to themselves
What is soliloquy?
300

This is where the actor breaks the "fourth wall" and interacts with the audience. The other actors on the stage have no knowledge of this.

Aside

Engagement

What is an Aside?

400
This is where the action of a play takes place. It usually has three walls and an invisible "fourth wall"
What is a stage?
400

The central message or idea of a drama:

Theme

Act

Crisis

What is theme?

400
A struggle that a character has. This can be either internal or external
What is conflict?
400
This is the person who sets the scene for a play and comments on the action
Who is the narrator?
400

An act is a division of the play (like chapters) and a scene is a division within each act.

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE

500
This comes from the Greek word "dran" which means "to do" or "to act"
What is drama?
500

Imaginary wall that allows the actors to engage with the audience. 

The 4th Wall

500
These are clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray the characters and the time period
What are costumes?
500

The drama element portrayed here: [Wyona is sitting on the couch. She sees Paul and jumps to her feet.] Wyona [Angrily]: "What do you want?"

Stage props

Stage costume

Stage Directions

Stage Theme


What are stage directions?

500

The technique for creating believable characters:

Characterization

Faking it

Encouraging acts

What is characterization?