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This is a story intended to be performed in front of an audience.

What is a drama?

100

This is the written form of a play

What is a script?

100

This is a major division within a play in which two or more scenes are grouped together.

What is an act?

100

The person who takes a script and turns it into a stage production.

Who is a director?

100

The art of speaking and moving to create characters in plays, movies, and TV. It is an actor PRETENDING to look, feel, and think like different characters.

What is acting?

200

An object that is used in a play to enhance the setting.

What are props?

200

He or she is the author of the play.

What is a playwright?

200

This is where a play takes place.

What is a theater?

200

This is the year women were given the right to vote.

When is 1920?

200

A glass of water, a sword, or a phone are examples of this.

What are props?

300

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

What is a monologue?

300

These are the divisions of acts that occur in different settings.

What are scenes?

300

A struggle that a character has.

What is conflict?

300

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.

What is dialogue?

300

A fake beard, a wig, and clothes from another time and place are an example of this.

What are costumes?

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

These are clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray the characters and the time period.

What are costumes?

400

This is the person who sets the scene for a play and comments on the action.

Who is the narrator?

400

This is a responsibility of a director.

What is casting actors?

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 are sound effects or music?

500

The central message or idea of a drama.

What is theme?

500

The drama element portrayed here:

 [Jamie is sitting on the couch. She sees Paul and jumps to her feet.]

Jamie- [angrily] What do you want?

What are stage directions?

500

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

What is the cast?

500

This person is in charge of all of the technical features of a play.

Who is a stage director?

500

A form of drama that includes acting, music, singing, and dancing.

What is a musical?