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This is a story intended to be performed in front of an audience.
Drama
These are divisions of acts that occur in different settings
Scenes
This is a major division within a play in which two or more scenes are grouped together
An act
What are key characteristics of Drama?
It is meant to be performed.
Uses set, lighting, music, costumes, etc.
What is the difference between an act and a scene?
An act is a division of the play and a scene is a division of the act
This is the abbreviation of the word "property" and is any object that is used in a play to enhance the setting
Props
The central message or idea of a drama
theme or thought
A type of dramatic work that is light and humorous and usually has a happy ending
Comedy
What is dialogue?
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.
This is a long uninterrupted speech that is spoken by a single character which reveals his/her thoughts and feelings to another group of charactes on stage.
monologue
These are clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray the characters and the time period
Costumes
A struggle that a character has. This can be either internal or external
Conflict
A serious plot delivered in a funny, sarcastic, or snarky manner.
TragiComedy
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
He or she is the author of a play.
What is a playwright?
This is a solitary speech in which the character in a play is speaking to themselves
soliloquy
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 directions
Give me an example of a tragic Drama.
Romeo and Juliet
What is the difference between a Soliloquy, monologue, aside?
Answers will vary
This is the written form of a play.
Script
Who is aristotle?
Disciple of Plato
Teacher of Alexander the Great.
Major Works: Poetics, Rhetoric
Why did Aristotle state that the "arts" including drama were neither useless nor dangerous, but rather natural and beneficial?
it uses and encourages the imaginative manipulation of ideas
Name the 6 technical Elements of Drama (stagecraft).
set, props, costume,lighting, sound, make up
What is a prologue?
A brief introduction to the play. The prologue gives the audience important background information about the characters and their situations.