D
This is a story intended to be performed in front of an audience.
a. Fiction
b. Drama
c. Fable
d. Essay
What is a drama
These are divisions of acts that occur in different settings:
a. Scenes
b. Acts
c. Monologues
d. Intervals
What are scenes?
This is a major division within a play in which two or more scenes are grouped together:
a. Act
b. Scene
c. Monologue
d. Performance
What is an act?
This is a list of all the characters in a play. They usually are listed according to appearance:
a. Roles
b. Characters
c. Ensemble
d. Cast
What is the cast?
This is a solitary speech in which the character in a play is speaking to others:
a. Monologue
b. Soliloquy
c. Dialogue
d. Aside
A monologue is a speech delivered by a character to others, either on stage with other characters present or to the audience. It contrasts with a soliloquy, which is a speech given by a character when they are alone, revealing their inner thoughts.
This is the abbreviation of the word "property" and is any object that is used in a play to enhance the setting:
a. Prop
b. Set
c. Scene
d. Costume
What are props?
He or she is the author of a play:
Playwright
Monologist
Actor
Stage Grip
What is a playwright?
A type of dramatic work that is light and humorous and usually has a happy ending:
a. Comedy
b. Tragedy
c. Drama
d. Farce
What is a comedy?
A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a character due to bad judgement and leads to a disastrous conclusion usually death:
a. Tragedy
b. Comedy
c. Farce
d. Satire
What is a tragedy?
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?
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?
This is the written form of a play.
a. Script
b. Dialogue
c. Screenplay
d. Manuscript
What is a script?
This is where the play takes place.
Auditorium
Gymnasium
Theater
What is a theater?
This is a solitary speech in which the character in a play is speaking TO THEMSELVES:
a. Soliloquy
b. Monologue
c. Dialogue
d. Speech
What is soliloquy?
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?
This is where the action of a play takes place. It usually has three walls and an invisible "fourth wall":
a. Stage
b. Set
c. Scene
d. Arena
What is a stage?
The central message or idea of a drama:
Theme
Act
Crisis
What is theme?
A struggle that a character has. This can be either internal or external:
a. Conflict
b. Theme
c. Plot
d. Resolution
What is conflict?
This is the person who sets the scene for a play and comments on the action:
a. Narrator
b. Director
c. Chorus
d. Protagonist
Who is the narrator?
An act is a division of the play (like chapters) and a scene is a division within each act.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
This comes from the Greek word "dran" which means "to do" or "to act":
a. Drama
b. Play
c. Performance
d. Script
What is drama?
Imaginary wall that allows the actors to engage with the audience.
a. Fourth wall
b. Backstage
c. Proscenium
d. Curtain
The 4th Wall
These are clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray the characters and the time period:
a. Costumes
b. Props
c. Set pieces
d. Makeup
What are costumes?
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?
The technique for creating believable characters:
Characterization
Faking it
Encouraging acts
What is characterization?